The new MINI Cooper SE: premiere run to the IAA Cars 2019.

Locally emissions-free from Munich to Frankfurt/Main – The first
purely electrically powered model of the British premium brand makes
the trip to its trade fair debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show with just
one stopover – The high-voltage battery’s fast charging capability
enables sustainable driving fun beyond day-to-day urban traffic.

Munich. To mark the trade fair premiere of the new
MINI Cooper SE (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined
power consumption: 16.8 – 14.8 kWh/100 km; combined CO2
emissions: 0 g/km), the BMW Group presents the latest outcome of its
electrification offensive at the 2019 International Motor Show (IAA)
in Frankfurt am Main. The first purely electrically powered
series-production model in the 60-year history of MINI made its way to
its debut using its own virtually noiseless, locally emissions-free
power. With project manager Elena Eder at the wheel, the new MINI
Cooper SE proved on its premiere run that electric mobility in the
unmistakeable style of the British premium brand doesn’t have to be
limited to day-to-day urban traffic.

At the start, the standard navigation system of the new MINI Cooper
SE indicated exactly 400 kilometres as the distance for the journey
from the BMW Group headquarters at Petuelring in Munich to the main
entrance of the exhibition grounds in Frankfurt. So it looked as if a
single stopover to recharge the lithium-ion battery ought to be
sufficient to ensure that the journey to the trade fair debut was
locally emissions-free. After all, the model-specific high-voltage
battery with its gross energy content of 32.6 kWh, positioned deep in
the vehicle floor, enables a range of 235 to 270 kilometres. And the
ideal place to refresh the car’s energy reserves was suggested on the
on-board monitor in the central instrument: a fast charging station on
the A3 motorway.

“Urban mobility is certainly the greatest strength of the MINI Cooper
SE. But that doesn’t mean that electric driving fun is only suitable
for short distances,” says project manager Eder. “The MINI Cooper SE
can easily cope with lengthier journeys thanks to the option of using
DC fast charging stations with a charging capacity of up to 50
kilowatts. A lunch break is all it takes to recharge.”

When the car was charged on the way to the IAA, there wasn’t even
time for dessert. Within just 35 minutes, the high-voltage battery –
which had previously been almost fully depleted – was charged to 80
percent of its total capacity. This meant that there was more than
enough power on board to tackle the second stage of the trip without
any worries. In order to maximise efficiency, use wasn’t made of the
car’s maximum speed of 150 km/h. Nonetheless, the 135 kW/184 hp
electric motor of the new MINI Cooper SE was able to demonstrate its
spontaneous power delivery on one or two courageous overtaking manoeuvres.

Finally, the MINI Cooper SE rolled into Hall 11 of the Frankfurt
exhibition centre with sufficient residual range: here it is now due
to be presented to IAA visitors from 12 to 22 September 2019.
Meanwhile, the standard charging cable provides fresh energy for
further excursions from a conventional socket. Alternatively, MINI
ELECTRIC offers flexible options for charging the high-voltage
battery. The charging connection of the new MINI Cooper SE is designed
for both AC and DC charging using Type 2 and CCS Combo 2 plugs. The
battery can be charged either at a MINI ELECTRIC WALLBOX or at a
public charging station with a maximum output of 11 kW within two and
a half hours to 80 percent; a 100 percent charge takes three and a
half hours.

The MINI Cooper SE will be produced at the British MINI plant in
Oxford as of November 2019, after which the brand’s first electrically
powered vehicle will be delivered worldwide. In Germany, the new MINI
Cooper SE will be available at prices starting at EUR 32,500 (incl.
19% VAT).

 

 

Fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption were
measured using the methods required according to Regulation (EC)
2007/715 as amended. The information is based on a vehicle with
basic equipment in Germany; ranges take into account differences in
wheel and tyre size selected as well as optional equipment and can
change during configuration.

The information has already been calculated based on the new WLTP
test cycle and adapted to NEDC for comparison purposes. In these
vehicles, different figures than those published here may apply for
the assessment of taxes and other vehicle-related duties which are
(also) based on CO2 emissions.

For further details of the official fuel consumption figures and
the official specific CO2 emissions of new cars, please refer to the
“Manual on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power
consumption of new cars” available free of charge at all sales
outlets, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT),
Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.

 

 

In case of queries, please contact:

Press and PR

Matthias Bode, Spokesperson MINI

Tel.: +49-89-382-61742

E-mail: matthias.bode@mini.com

Andreas Lampka, Head of Communications MINI

Tel.: +49- 89-382-23662

E-mail: andreas.lampka@mini.com

 

 

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