MINI Electrics to Go Rear-Wheel Drive?

[insightman]

MotoringFile continues to claim MINI will again make an electric car. Not the J01, but a different MINI that could be sold in North America.

Now Gabriel Bridger's saying that MINI Electric will be rear-wheel drive.

Future Electric MINIs Could Go Rear-Wheel Drive with More Range & Faster Charging

I'd be happy with a new MINI Electric in either front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive format, and it would be nice if it had more range and charged more quickly, but not if they can't make it as light or lighter than the SE I'm driving now.

Colin Chapman got it right: "Simplify, then add lightness."

 

[teslarati97]

Well that's good that it's a Mr. Bridger article, and not the (generated by AI) MF Staff.

I watched the entire BMW Gen6 workshop press event in Plant Landshut, and lost brain cells listening to auto journalists during the Q&A sessions. Now it makes sense why there is so much EV misinformation because mainstream auto journalists have no idea what is going on! Looking at you Motor Trend...

 

[SameGuy]

We've been discussing this for a couple of days at the other place, I think Autocar was first to break it (speculate about it?).

 

[insightman]

We've been discussing this for a couple of days at the other place, I think Autocar was first to break it (speculate about it?).

There's another place?

 

[teslarati97]

There's lots of other places but they just copypasta from those who were able to attend the BMW Tech Days event in Landshut. The press embargo seems to be lifted Feb 21, 2025.