>> >>Well tomorrow I pick up an electric MINI, which I think has a claimed range
>> of 145 miles
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>> 100 miles tops if you are driving it as it should be driven
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Well day 1 has gone pretty well. It felt like a MINI to drive, though the three door is considerably smaller than the clubman, and doesn’t have quite the same sort of quality feel to the interior. But, it’s got 184 bhp which is near identical to the Cooper S, and a claimed 0 to 60 of 7.3 seconds, a bit slower than the Cooper S Clubman. The demo is a ‘Level 3’ spec, in British Racing Green (it actually looks a bit brighter than a proper BRG, but no matter…) with some yellow bits of exterior trim and a black leather interior. Nice colour outside, not keen on the black interior. Well specc’ed and feels solid. Doesn’t feel particularly heavy to drive, though it must be heavier than a petrol MINI. The suspension is surprisingly compliant…I forgot to see if it’s on run-flats. Will take a look tomorrow. Not noticeably quieter than the Clubman but as I found with the e-tron, at lower speeds it’s tyre and road noise that is most noticeable, not a petrol engine. Maybe different for diesel. I didn’t go fast enough for wind noise to be an issue, and it was too chilly to think about opening the sunroof!
It was fully charged when I picked it up, and showed a somewhat disappointing range of 122 miles. Driving back from MINI (avoiding the A27 by going north and on semi rural roads) plus pottering around town to the gym, Waitrose and the Tinwood vineyards meant it covered 28 miles in somewhat chilly weather, with climate control. heated seats and heated steering wheel all used as I would normally. The range when I parked it this evening was down to 101 miles. I assume the remaining range is calculated as in a petrol car, using a rolling consumption over the previous ‘x’ miles and the level of charge? Tomorrow brings some hills, and possibly faster speeds. I don’t think I exceeded 50ish today, and most of the driving was sub 40 mph. I forgot to reset the OBC so don’t know what the car thinks it’s average speed and consumption was, but will try and remember tomorrow.
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Small-ish EVs new
Small-ish EVs new
