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If there is one thing that impressed me the virtually when it came to the Mini E, it was the absolute silence equally BMW's Lath Member Dr. Klaus Draeger and the Deputy Mayor of L.A, have drove off the stage. To me, the Mini East launch was the main event for BMW here at the L.A Show and they seemed to exist putting all of their efforts into its worldwide debut. From the unveiling result to the overprotective people effectually the Mini, the get-go electric automobile built past BMW, has grabbed nigh of the attention.

What can I say more than about the Mini E? It tin go for 156 miles between charges, it's a two seater machine since a large lithium-ion battery replaces the dorsum seat. The MINI East's electric drive railroad train produces 220 pound-feet of torque, which with the single-stage gearbox takes it from 0-60 miles per hour in 8.5 seconds, bully for a car that doesn't rely on a combustion engine. What we learned is that the Mini Eastward is a useful generally as a metropolis car and information technology's limited to 95 mph, non sure if by pick or by merely engineering science limitations at this time.

It features a new suspension system tuned to match its weight distribution and according to Dr. Draeger, it still has the BMW's agility, handling and driving experience. This is something we will be able to written report more on tomorrow when we volition get a chance to drive the Mini E, along with the upcoming BMW 335d.

I personally asked the question that everyone was thinking information technology: when will we run across a production model and unfortunately, that is still existence kept nether the table and BMW would like to encounter get-go how the Mini Due east handles in a existent testing environment, and this is where the 500 leased Mini's come up in place. Information technology was once again mentioned that the electric Mini will be leased for $850 to selected people in the California and New York.

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