Urban compact electric car’Mini Cooper SE’ to be released in March

BMW’s compact car brand MINI will launch the Cooper SE in Europe in March. The Cooper SE is the first mini-branded electric vehicle that runs only with batteries, which already has 100,000 people showing interest in purchasing it. Since the BMC debuted in 1959, it no longer needs fuel that has been used.

The Cooper SE has a traditional three-door hatchback layout, the body raised to increase the battery pack capacity, and the overall height is increased by 18mm, but the appearance is almost no different from the internal combustion engine model. Electric vehicles tend to increase in weight due to the battery installed, but the Mini Cooper SE is about 145kg more weight than the Cooper S with an internal combustion engine thanks to the subtraction of the engine. In addition, thanks to the battery shape and placement location, the center of gravity was rather lowered, improving driving stability.

The battery consists of 12 cells arranged in a T shape and has a capacity of 32.6 kWh. Small battery capacity means short charging times. There are also various charging methods, supporting all types of charging methods from 110V household outlets to 240V power boxes, general charging stations, and 50KW DC quick chargers. With 50KW DC charging, it is fully charged in just 35 minutes.

The battery placed across the front under the rear seat is less than 100kWh of Tesla Model S, but the range is estimated to be 235 to 270km. In addition, a motor with an output of 184 horsepower allows the Cooper SE to reach 60 km/h in 3.9 seconds, and the zero-back is 73 seconds. This is 0.4 seconds higher than the zero-back of the 2019 Mini Copper S with a 1.5-liter engine. In addition, it has a HUD and a panel that displays the speed and remaining battery level, and the 5.5-inch navigation in the center displays the speed limit or the left and right turn indicator at the intersection.

The Cooper SE will be released in March in Europe and the United States. The price in the US is $29,900. Related information can be found here .