BMW unveils electric Mini, The Guardian reports
Published by Naomi Holliman,
Digital Editorial Assistant
Energy Global,
The Guardian reports that BMW have unveiled new electric Mini at its Cowley factory, Oxfordshire, UK, with it hopes it will help the German carmaker meet EU emissions targets.
BMW said it had 15000 expressions of interest before order books open on Tuesday. The first deliveries to customers are expected in the first quarter of 2020, with a list price of £24400, after the UK government’s plug-in car grant of £3500 has been applied.
Oliver Zipse, the BMW board member in charge of production, said: “We are entering an era in which electric cars will become a normal choice for our customers. The Mini Electric will kick off our new model offensive for fully electric vehicles.”
BMW plans to launch 25 new electrified models by 2023, with at least 13 full-electric rather than hybrid. However, the company has also hedged its bets by producing its full-electric, hybrid, and internal combustion models using the same underlying blueprint and the same production lines – meaning it can quickly switch between fuel types in response to customer demand.
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