International launch
Mini goes electric with Cooper SE
The brand’s first battery-powered car promises a 235km range and typical Mini-like handling
18 July 2019 - 06:13
Coinciding with Mini's 60th birthday, the brand announced the launch of the brand’s first electric car, the Cooper SE.
It’s the first purely electric Mini and only the second battery-electric vehicle (BEV) from the group after the BMW i3. Already it shirks off any cynicism that may follow it due to its original 1959 concept of its being a car made for the urban jungle. ..
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