Mini E

The Mini E was a demonstration electric car developed by BMW i as a conversion of its Mini Cooper car. It was developed for field trials and deployed in several countries, including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and China, as part of BMW Project i, which was followed in January 2012 by a similar trial with the BMW ActiveE and finally by the BMW i3 urban electric car. The Mini E was unveiled at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show and was powered by an asynchronous electric motor mounted in the former engine bay and rated at 204 PS (150 kW), with a lithium-ion battery pack that replaced the back seat. The first trial was launched in the United States in June 2009, where it was available through leasing to private users in the Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey areas.