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The MINI E:
572-pound lithium ion battery
150 miles range per 8-hour charge
Consumption 4.4 miles/kWh
204-hp & 162 lb-ft of torque
0-60 bit over 8 seconds
Top speed limited to 95mph
A bit over 3,200 pounds
Regenerative braking
More details:
Lithium pack maximum capacity 35kWh.
Nominal 380 Volts to motor.
Contains 5,088 cells grouped into 48 modules.
Edit Charge port looks similar to but definitely is not the same as the Tesla's.
Seems like it's using commodity cells, just like Tesla is.
No details on pricing.
Update: Between 500 and 1000 examples will be made and leased out to selected customer in New York, LA, New Jersey and possibly London, cities where the necessary recharging infrastructure is already in place.
AutoblogGreen
Forgot the link to the article:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/17/revealed-electric-mini-e/
More details in this article, and some speculation on Tesla being involved:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/1...ially-official-the-mini-e-does-it-use-a-tesl/
572-pound lithium ion battery
150 miles range per 8-hour charge
Consumption 4.4 miles/kWh
204-hp & 162 lb-ft of torque
0-60 bit over 8 seconds
Top speed limited to 95mph
A bit over 3,200 pounds
Regenerative braking
More details:
Lithium pack maximum capacity 35kWh.
Nominal 380 Volts to motor.
Contains 5,088 cells grouped into 48 modules.
Edit Charge port looks similar to but definitely is not the same as the Tesla's.
Seems like it's using commodity cells, just like Tesla is.
No details on pricing.
Update: Between 500 and 1000 examples will be made and leased out to selected customer in New York, LA, New Jersey and possibly London, cities where the necessary recharging infrastructure is already in place.
AutoblogGreen
Forgot the link to the article:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/17/revealed-electric-mini-e/
More details in this article, and some speculation on Tesla being involved:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/1...ially-official-the-mini-e-does-it-use-a-tesl/