4.8mi/kWh efficiency? Imagine if you drove efficiently at 5.5mi/kWh, you could get closer to 159mi!
I think it's lousy that Lucid gets all the press about their efficient, while nobody ever realized how incredibly efficient the F56 SE is.
And, of course, MINI, who doesn't do much advertising for any of their cars, did essentially nothing to publicize the SE. I believe their marketing people choked on its limited range.In no small part that's probably because so many are simply unaware of its existence.
I don’t believe driving SUVs as Cayenne or Macan EV is so much fun as new 718 Boxter or Cayman EV will be in the same price range as$78000 to $108000 and SUV is more family oriented car like 718 is more sporty cars for thrill to drive like Mini Cooper SE in my opinion .I hope I get 718 in 2026-2027 if with all a trouble with suppliers They put 718 on market.And I don’t know what I do with my beloved SE as I have only one space in garage and driving only 5000 miles a year don’t make any sense to keep 2 EVs as a SE is still more practical car to compare to 718 and my wife will be going bananas if I go this route to buy 718 or divorce!And, of course, MINI, who doesn't do much advertising for any of their cars, did essentially nothing to publicize the SE. I believe their marketing people choked on its limited range.
Years ago, I tried to tell MINI how to promote the F56 SE: "Exchange the range for a ton of fun," but I think they had already written-off the original SE, hoping its Chinese replacement would be much easier to sell. Oops.
Sadly, based on the prevalence of SUVs these days, "fun-to-drive" doesn't sell many vehicles. Porsche Macan and Cayenne owners might claim their SUVs are fun to drive, but they don't understand driving fun like we do.
They did show the SE towing a 747 airplane, and they had at least one youth-oriented "urban car" promotional video which I thought wasn't bad. But it seems once reviewers starting writing about the SE MINI just stopped with promotion. A shame, really. Think of the poor engineers who did such an exceptional job retrofitting the F56 for electric and having it become completely forgotten.And, of course, MINI, who doesn't do much advertising for any of their cars, did essentially nothing to publicize the SE. I believe their marketing people choked on its limited range.
The current 718 Cayman weighs about the same as a MINI Cooper SE. If Porsche can keep the Cayman EV in that ballpark, it will be a fabulous sports car without equal (for those who can afford it). However, if it weighs 3,800 or more pounds...I don’t believe driving SUVs as Cayenne or Macan EV is so much fun as new 718 Boxter or Cayman EV will be in the same price range as$78000 to $108000 and SUV is more family oriented car like 718 is more sporty cars for thrill to drive like Mini Cooper SE in my opinion .I hope I get 718 in 2026-2027 if with all a trouble with suppliers They put 718 on market.And I don’t know what I do with my beloved SE as I have only one space in garage and driving only 5000 miles a year don’t make any sense to keep 2 EVs as a SE is still more practical car to compare to 718 and my wife will be going bananas if I go this route to buy 718 or divorce!
What this shows to me (again - my opinion here) is that in the two years the batteries haven't really gotten any better. Just as efficient on the SE as the Lucid, but the Lucid is a bigger car, giving you a bigger battery and hence longer distance travelled, although you do sacrifice range to offset the extra weight.4.8mi/kWh efficiency? Imagine if you drove efficiently at 5.5mi/kWh, you could get closer to 159mi!
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What this shows to me (again - my opinion here) is that in the two years the batteries haven't really gotten any better. Just as efficient on the SE as the Lucid, but the Lucid is a bigger car, giving you a bigger battery and hence longer distance travelled, although you do sacrifice range to offset the extra weight.
I did a tread in 2018 on BMW I3 as I drive 7 years with 84 miles range and 7 years later we still in old technology as solid state batteries is not showing up in newest EVs bc all cars depends on gasoline and gas producers never give up to be eliminated from business with EV 1000 miles range just look at a pictures what I 3 did in 2018 range vise why they hold this technology to be implemented to new EVs bc all world is running on oil as past 100 years to be so powerful to stop improvements!As I don’t really give a ***** bc my SE doing good for me with 114 miles range and is new generation problem to push that advanced technology forward to make EVs environmentally sound for your kids .1000 miles EVs kill a gas powered cars tomorrow or just only for enthusiasts stay alive as Porsches guys invest thousands of dollars as grandkids wan’t to drive them !Lithium ion batteries, which have been around for quite a while, are already 95-99% efficient. Significant improvements can therefore only be achieved by focusing on other factors, especially mass*, rolling resistance, aero drag, and motor design.
*Obviously more energy dense batteries help in this regard, but that's because they require less energy to drag around, vs. "wasting"** less energy charging/discharging.
**Quotes because sometimes converting the stored chemical energy to heat energy is desirable.
435 miles with a 100 kWh battery that, 7 years later, you still cannot buy.435 miles with a 100 kWh battery.
As BMW I3 with very small foot print of solid state HV battery was able to squeeze 100kWh and range of 435 miles and only manufacturer showing a size of HV battery Length 65,35 Width 37,95 Hight 6,85 and as I look for Tesla or F 150 lighting size of battery is secret of a manufacturer no dimensions anywhere.I just imagine you can put 4 of them in F150 of 400 kWh and here you are 1000 miles range + .435 miles with a 100 kWh battery.
What kind of details are you looking for? 800V with 400kW peak charging, WLTP 497 mile (800km) range, leather free interior, US license plate sized kidney grille, or bidirectional charging with V2X?[waits patiently for iX3 deets from Munich next month]
I'm a car guy and am waiting patiently for deets on the next BMW i3 (knowing it will be an electric 3-Series, nothing like the OG i3). My SE makes patience easy.[waits patiently for iX3 deets from Munich next month]