R50/53 What do people think about Electric Mini's
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I've been wanting an electric car for a couple of years now. I decided to wait until the electric mini is released. Hopefully it will have more that 100 mile range, which would suit 90% of my driving. I may keep my 04 MCS, I may just go for a rental on the occasion that I need a car with more range. I have two other cars, but they're both older than I am, and get HORRIBLE gas mileage, and aren't exactly road trip vehicles.
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Xinhua news agency. asked about similar plans for a ban in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “I cannot name an exact year yet, but the E vehicle approach is the right one, because if we quickly invest in more charging infrastructure and technology for electric cars, a general changeover will be structurally possible.”
Volkswagen’s announcement of “Roadmap E,” (considered the most comprehensive electrification initiatives in the industry) includes 80 new EVs by 2025 and plans to spend more than €50 billion in battery cells, one of the largest procurement's in industry history.
Xinhua news agency. asked about similar plans for a ban in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “I cannot name an exact year yet, but the E vehicle approach is the right one, because if we quickly invest in more charging infrastructure and technology for electric cars, a general changeover will be structurally possible.”
Volkswagen’s announcement of “Roadmap E,” (considered the most comprehensive electrification initiatives in the industry) includes 80 new EVs by 2025 and plans to spend more than €50 billion in battery cells, one of the largest procurement's in industry history.
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With E vehicles you lose the cast iron block and transmission so the weight of the battery pack is a mute point. Electric motors at each axle. No more deiveline and rear end equals further weight reduction (moreso in larger commercial vehicles). Remember, we are not talking about replacing the ICE with an E motor and leaving the traditional drivetrain. It's a different concept and eventually I think the old dinosaur ICE will become a thing of the past.
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My r57 is a Florida kept car that I put maybe 1,500 miles on per year. If my n14 goes belly up I’ve looked at the AC Propulsion MINI that is first rate. Would I be alright with a 150 mile limit...yes, I could live with that in FL as it is not my principle means of transport. Guess where Tesla got their beginning technology? Elon took a ride in a ac prop powered MINI. Take a look at the ac prop car in one of the Jay Leno podcasts. Extremely interesting.
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