Features a Best-in-Class, Front-Mounted 214 HP Electric Motor, New Mini Cooper EV 2024<br /><br />The 2024 Mini Cooper EV Introduced as a Totally Urban Three-Door Hatchback.<br /><br />After numerous leaks and official information leaked on the internet in the last six months, the all-new electric Mini Cooper has finally been fully revealed by the British brand owned by BMW.<br /><br />Making its debut at the IAA 2023 in Munich on September 5, the zero-emissions three-door hatchback will officially bear the Mini Cooper name and will be available in two versions: the Mini Cooper E and Mini Cooper SE.<br /><br />The base version features a front-mounted electric motor that develops 181 horsepower (135 kilowatts) and 213 pound-feet (290 Newton meters) of torque, allowing the battery-operated hood to accelerate from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 7.3 seconds. .<br /><br />The Cooper SE bumps the power and torque figures to 214 hp (160 kW) and 243 lb-ft (330 Nm) respectively, while acceleration to 62 mph drops to 6.7 seconds.<br /><br />The floor-mounted 40.7 kilowatt-hour battery provides enough energy for the Mini Cooper E's WLTP-rated 189 miles (305 kilometers) range, capable of DC fast charging up to 75 kW. A slightly larger 54.2 kWh package that extends the calculated range to 249 miles (402 km) with a DC fast charge rate of 95 kW. Both models can be charged with up to 11 kW of AC power.<br /><br />In terms of design, the latest generation Mini features the brand's well-known circular headlights; this time with LED technology for both daytime running lights and high beams; the new octagonal grille completes the look of the front.<br /><br />Speaking of headlights, integrated horizontal light graphics are included as standard, and customers can optionally specify daytime running lights with three-mode adjustable light signatures.<br /><br />At the rear, the all-new Mini Cooper comes with flat tail lights, while vertical light groups can be switched to different modes, just like the front lights.<br /><br />With a drag coefficient of 0.28 cd, the EV has black sills that make the car appear closer to the road, and the old circumferential Black Band has been discontinued.<br /><br />Inside, the designers took a minimalist approach; they reduced everything to the basics and removed as many components as possible. As a result, the dashboard now features a round 9.44-inch (240-millimetre) central display running Mini Operating System 9, developed in-house by the BMW Group and based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) software.<br /><br />Below the screen, the sole source of information for both driver and front passenger, is a redesigned toggle bar incorporating the parking brake, gear selector, start/stop key, experience mode and audio control switches.<br /><br />The rear trunk provides 200 liters of storage space with the rear seat in its normal position, but this can be expanded to 800 liters by folding the 60:40 split rear seat.<br /><br />Source: https://www.motor1.com/news/684503/2024-mini-cooper-ev-debut/
