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First drive: The updated Mini Electric is as charming as EVs get (Mini) (Mini) There are some big changes currently happening in the automotive world, which mainly involves companies working out how on earth to transform from selling petrol and diesel cars to purely electric options. For Mini, it’s planning to launch its last new petrol car in 2025 (the popular Hatch) and will go full-EV in the early 2030s. For the time being, though, there’s just the one battery-powered option – the no-n...

► As part of 2021 facelift ► Auto version tested here Just like everyone else right now, Minis put a fresh mask on its iconic hatch. A 2021 facelift for the entire Mini hatchback and convertible range has introduced a few little tweaks here and there to help keep it competitive. Facelift? What facelift? I hear you ask. Exactly – the differences are so minor, youd be forgiven for not immediately spotting them. Still, its another chance to go and zip about in the hot tamale of the regular h...

2019 marked the Minis 60th anniversary. Watch the original meet the modern successor. To some people the “new” Mini will never be a replacement for the original, but here’s the thing: it’s not that “new” anymore. In fact the BMW Mini is celebrating its 20th birthday this month! That’s right, while the original celebrated its 60th back in 2019, the modern Mini is 20 (that’s the benchmark to be considered a classic car by a lot of insurance companies, by the way), with the BMW Gr...

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Watt’s new? A forthcoming flood of electric vehicles An all-electric Ford F-150 prototype during a capability test. The battery-powered truck successfully towed m...

(Pocket-lint) - Theres a little thing in the car world called CMP - Common Modular Platform. While you wont see it, its underpinning a number of cars coming from the PSA group - Citroën, Peugeot, Vauxhall, DS Automobiles, and for those in Europe, Opel. Thats why youll find a number of cars with what look like similar specifications on the road, while the bodywork is all different. Basically, its different flavours of the same ice cream. The ë-C4 being Citroëns flavour of this electric car. S...

A poll of 15,549 drivers found that 81% think electric vehicles are too pricey Minister last month opted to cut a £3,000 grant for EVs to £2,500 Eligibility for the scheme was also lowered from £50k to £35k, ruling out many of the best models with the longest driving ranges  Other concerns with EVs are around extended charging times and infrastructure We reveal the 25 electric cars that do currently qualify for the Plug-in Car Grant

Share More than ten million Minis have been built and sold worldwide since 1959 — and almost as many of the new ones have been built in the 20 years under BMW (5.13 million) as in the previous 40 years of the original (5.38 million). Yet the timing of the original Minis launch could not have been better, arriving as a classless and affordable small car loved by celebrities, royalty and ordinary folk alike, who took it to their hearts just in time for the Swinging Sixties.  The Oxford factory...

Mini has officially revealed the facelifted version of its Mini John Cooper Works, joining the wider range with some subtle styling and tech updates. The updated JCW is already in production at Mini’s Oxford assembly plant, and is priced from £28,815 for the three-door hatch, rising to £32,215 for the cabriolet.  New for 2021 are a set of fresh bumpers front and rear, with a larger painted grille surround, blockier graphics and GP3-like detailing around the lower secondary surfaces. Tinted...

20 years of BMW Mini: The highlights The Mini has changed considerably over the years The Mini is as British a brand as they come. But back in 2001, a very German BMW took to reinventing this legendary icon, transforming the tiny original Mini into a far more luxurious, and up-to-date affair. It was a success, too, with the Mini going on to become a smash hit across the globe. Since its inception, it has changed a fair bit as well, evolving and shaping to become the car we know today. Let’s t...

by Jake LingemanVideo We need a JCW Mini Cooper EV now! Mini is trying to pump up its green credentials with the new "Mini Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW." Its a one-off EV hot hatch, specially built as a safety car, to be used for the rest of 2021 Formula E season. Its faster and looks meaner than the companys current Mini Cooper SE EV, which is fantastic to drive, though its range is a little shorter than wed like. Here, its competing in an unconventional road...