I love my Mini Cooper SE! I got the mid-level one for about $31K, used the California $1500 rebate as my down payment (nothing out of pocket!). And I just got my $7,500 tax credit yesterday! My commute is 9 miles each way, a full charge lasts me almost the full work week. Also, I get to charge at work for free! My employer gets incentives and rebates for providing electric car charging. If not, I charge at the many charging stations here in the South Bay, it takes about 20 minutes to charge from 20% to 80% using a DC connection. I'll charge at the Target while getting groceries! It costs about $8 for almost a 100% charge for that 100 miles, not bad considering a car that goes 24 miles a gallon in the city would cost about $20 for that in gas. Also, maintenance is so cheap, my next scheduled maintenance is on May 2023! I'll just need to replace the brake pads, which i rarely use because of the awesome regenerative braking. It is a niche car, but if you live in the city, it makes a whole lot of sense.
Good review. Definitely a niche car. We’ve owned 3 Minis with zero reliability issues. My commute is 14 miles a day total, so this would work just fine. Glad to hear it handles as well as the gas models. Thanks!
That's good to know. I'm a little wary of European cars. One would think that since this particular is all-electric, it would make reliability even better with not having to deal with transmissions/oil/fuel.
@@stupid8911 I had nightmares with my mini. The engine/transmission system starts to require constant repairs after turning 5 years old. I finally gave up. I would assume the all electric would eliminate all those. We shall see.
For everyone dismissing this as a 2nd car, keep in mind you can get this AND a 15k reliable used car (or truck like I did) and still have 10k left in the bank over a model y. I was considering the Kona EV as my only car but after looking at the Better Route Planner travel app, it’s not much less charging time to get to my road trip destinations with the mini SE (still double the Tesla model y charge time). The fact is that electrify America is not anywhere near as ubiquitous and reliable as the Tesla supercharges as of now. If I traveled a lot, there’s no way I would get anything other than a Tesla. I owned a BMW i3 for 3 years and rarely ever came close to it’s 75 mile range in a day. The handful of road trips in that time were taken in my girlfriends car. I wanted the new 120ah i3, but even used ones are more than this (with the tax rebate). After watching Bjorn Nyland’s video of him getting better range in the SE than the i3 120ah, I was sold.
My fiance has a 2012 Mini with 90K miles with surprisingly zero reliability issues. I am praying to God it stays that way for 2 to 3 more years. But this Mini Cooper SE looks amazing. She definitely doesn't need more that 114 miles in range as she works from home and we typically use her car as our "weekend car" I guess everyone's needs are different
My wife is on her 3rd Mini S which is an enjoyable drive but it too has no Android Auto which is an absolute drag. It's great to see Mini going electric but I hope Mini someday gets more modern and puts Android Auto in their cars. Until then I'm sticking with my much more powerful and useful Focus RS which has Android Auto. More power to all the hot hatches like the Mini Cooper though!
Nice review. No blind spot monitoring, no rear cross traffic alert, no android auto and 100 miles range... I will pass and wait for a longer range with better safety features. Ten years ago, cousin had a regular Mini Cooper. Maintenance nightmare.
If it only had more range! Love everything about it except the small battery pack. If they eventually offer a longer range (hopefully 4D) version I'd bite.
Good value for an efficient runaround vehicle. We went a different direction because of how loud it was, how narrow the seats were, and how there was even less steering feel than Tesla.
I think I designed this car. I posted a video about the flawed engine mount causing head gaskets to leak on all Minis. The only solution was a electric motor with no head gasket or fluids to leak. I should have more subscribers.
Great review! I always like the looks of the car, it is just personally too small. I always wonder why auto manufactures have to create a whole new car with fanfare when they can just to what BMW did here! Put the electric under the already existing car!
I know a guy whose wife bought one and it failed at 800 miles. The dealer has no idea what's wrong and has ordered a new battery among other things. The dealers are poorly trained to work on these things. But it looks like the electric Mini is just as unreliable as the gas version so far.
I haven't heard of such an issue online, at least nothing to your friend's extent. Ours is well past 6K miles with no issues. It's worth noting the MINI SE shares more with the BMW i3 than previous MINI models, as the battery logic software and electric drivetrain are straight out of the i3..... minus the subjective looks. The i3 is a relatively bulletproof vehicle in regards to the battery and propulsion. .... but there are always mechanical horror stories, as with all vehicles I guess.
I think it looks great. (Not your typical quirky EV design). But yeah, 114empg just ain't enough. If it could hit 200 I think that'd be an easier sell.
200 mile range would mean more batteries and therefore a more expensive base price. Here in the UK the car is rated for 145 miles and many people seem to average 130 miles summer and 100 winter. Three reasons Mini went with the battery count and range they did: 1. To not loose that Mini handling everybody talks about and give this car nearly perfect 50/50 weight distribution low down 2. Uses the same platform as the petrol version and therefore is made on the same production line to bring the cost down and simplify production 3. From Mini's research most of their customers only do 20 miles a day so this car can easily handle the Monday - Friday commute with a top up Friday night to use on the weekends I have a Level 2 on order which is the mid trim level here in the UK and they literally can't make them fast enough, at least a 4-6 month wait for orders here.
@@Ben.Royals I can understand why they made the choices they made. But that range eliminates it from some potential customers. I'm a mini owner, and would love to go electric, but I routinely need longer range. I get it - I'm not the niche that they've decided to focus on. But I wish I was.
@@scottplunkett7106 yeah sadly just the limit we have at the moment. Though hopefully when they electrify their whole range in a few years, the price of batteries will make the overall EV cost on par or likely cheaper than current ICE equivalents. There would also be weight saved by being a built as an EV from the start to add more and newer efficient battery tech to raise the range and charge speeds. So sad for now that they aren’t for everyone but exciting for the future and possibly a win for your wallet.
@@Ben.Royals I think it comes down to commute length differences in America versus the UK. Americans are perfectly happy getting a 220 V charger installed so they can charge overnight every night, the question is can their car make it all day on one charge. For someone like my dad, the answer is no. His one way commute pre-covid was over 60 miles of almost entirely highway driving (Topeka to downtown Kansas City). A Tesla could've gotten him there and back, but he'd have to watch how much electricity he was using if he wanted to run errands without charging at work. With how much urban sprawl we have here (Kansas specifically), you don't have to be a long-distance commuter like my dad was to run out of charge in your electric mini. I understand why they made the decision they did, it works for UK customers, and for Americans with shorter commutes. But some Americans are understandably disappointed to find out that they can't buy one unless they start having guaranteed electric charging access at work.
"... with a level one, which is very very slow". A little actual definition would help, when you give stats on levels 2 & 3. Some people won't throw down on level 2 home install/upgrade, and have down time to wait. Thanks.
They need to get that 0-60 down to mid 6sec. and jcw electric could be mid 5sec but understandably the battery is the weak point and would shorten it’s already short distance.
I love this car but I had a tesla with 250 miles range and i charged it almost everyday so I dont like the idea of charging this car which is just 114 mile range I probably will charge it twice a day
Make it a 4 door with AWD and I’d be VERY interested. Dealing with a car seat in a 2door just isn’t worth the extra stress at this point lol and all wheel is a necessity where I live.
You can always tell they [KBB] weren’t enthusiastic about any car when it fails to even be longer than 6 minutes. The 2018 Nissan Leaf video got almost 8 minutes, so this car must underwhelm.
I drove the car for a week. Driving behavior is great, ergonomics are great. But the manufacturing and material of the buttons is embarrassingly cheap with poor response times, especially on the touchscreen. The functionality of the cruise control is illogical and poorly thought out. By the way, the car does what it wants with the settings. Every time you get in, the settings are different. Sometimes the lady operating the navigation system speaks English, sometimes she speaks French, without you having changed anything yourself. The navigation system is also really bad. Illogical structure and confusing. Today there shouldn't be such bad navigation systems anymore. Poor response time, operation is not intuitive. If you zoom in on the map, the navigation system zooms out again on its own and you have no option to change that. Can't find many places and guides you through the menu very poorly. And stop with the side socket. The vast majority of charging stations are not built like this. This car is for nostalgics. For this money there are far better cars in this category.
Seems like decent performance and range for a city car. And Minis probably aren’t the vehicle of choice for a predominantly cold environment regardless of powertrain.
Cold weather range is around 100 miles. Warm weather you'll see plenty of people getting over 130 miles on a charge. Doesn't work out that much more expensive than a similarly specked Mini Cooper S and thats before incentives if you can get any. Remember this is a city car or a second car for most Mini buyers.
Terrible vehicle....still too expensive....only gets 100 miles knowing EVs should only be charged to 80% and they degrade 3-5% battery range per year. This thing is a compliance vehicle, not a product any consumer should buy.
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I love my Mini Cooper SE! I got the mid-level one for about $31K, used the California $1500 rebate as my down payment (nothing out of pocket!). And I just got my $7,500 tax credit yesterday! My commute is 9 miles each way, a full charge lasts me almost the full work week. Also, I get to charge at work for free! My employer gets incentives and rebates for providing electric car charging. If not, I charge at the many charging stations here in the South Bay, it takes about 20 minutes to charge from 20% to 80% using a DC connection. I'll charge at the Target while getting groceries! It costs about $8 for almost a 100% charge for that 100 miles, not bad considering a car that goes 24 miles a gallon in the city would cost about $20 for that in gas. Also, maintenance is so cheap, my next scheduled maintenance is on May 2023! I'll just need to replace the brake pads, which i rarely use because of the awesome regenerative braking. It is a niche car, but if you live in the city, it makes a whole lot of sense.
thanks for all the details!!! very helpful
How much did you pay total with tax and that bs we pay when you got it.
Wondering what the California $1,500 rebate was?
@@markdy7739 it's the state incentive for getting an electric car
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Good review. Definitely a niche car. We’ve owned 3 Minis with zero reliability issues. My commute is 14 miles a day total, so this would work just fine. Glad to hear it handles as well as the gas models. Thanks!
That's good to know. I'm a little wary of European cars. One would think that since this particular is all-electric, it would make reliability even better with not having to deal with transmissions/oil/fuel.
@@stupid8911 I had nightmares with my mini. The engine/transmission system starts to require constant repairs after turning 5 years old. I finally gave up. I would assume the all electric would eliminate all those. We shall see.
@@sobandnow Yes, this. My supercharger had a lot of problems.
@@Brian-jv8iy No. Just no.
I had to pay $2000 in repairs just owning for 1 year. Reliability and mini are too far
base model makes a lot of sense for short distance commuters in this market of soaring used car and gas price.
For everyone dismissing this as a 2nd car, keep in mind you can get this AND a 15k reliable used car (or truck like I did) and still have 10k left in the bank over a model y. I was considering the Kona EV as my only car but after looking at the Better Route Planner travel app, it’s not much less charging time to get to my road trip destinations with the mini SE (still double the Tesla model y charge time). The fact is that electrify America is not anywhere near as ubiquitous and reliable as the Tesla supercharges as of now. If I traveled a lot, there’s no way I would get anything other than a Tesla. I owned a BMW i3 for 3 years and rarely ever came close to it’s 75 mile range in a day. The handful of road trips in that time were taken in my girlfriends car. I wanted the new 120ah i3, but even used ones are more than this (with the tax rebate). After watching Bjorn Nyland’s video of him getting better range in the SE than the i3 120ah, I was sold.
My fiance has a 2012 Mini with 90K miles with surprisingly zero reliability issues. I am praying to God it stays that way for 2 to 3 more years. But this Mini Cooper SE looks amazing. She definitely doesn't need more that 114 miles in range as she works from home and we typically use her car as our "weekend car" I guess everyone's needs are different
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I love my mini cooper se . It is a ton of fun ...
Mine too. Best handling and most fun to drive...and I'm 55 now. Have a 2016 Hardtop.
“Spark joy”……what a neat and tidy description.
Yup. I got one and this is exactly what it does.
Wordsmith at work. Pleasure to watch a master! Excellent review.
I love my '22 Mini Cooper SE!
Me too!!!
@@arisr8557 I'm sure I'll love my 2023 Mini Cooper SE when it arrives!
Mine is arriving in one week!!! :)
My wife is on her 3rd Mini S which is an enjoyable drive but it too has no Android Auto which is an absolute drag. It's great to see Mini going electric but I hope Mini someday gets more modern and puts Android Auto in their cars. Until then I'm sticking with my much more powerful and useful Focus RS which has Android Auto. More power to all the hot hatches like the Mini Cooper though!
Nice review. No blind spot monitoring, no rear cross traffic alert, no android auto and 100 miles range... I will pass and wait for a longer range with better safety features. Ten years ago, cousin had a regular Mini Cooper. Maintenance nightmare.
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$20k should have minimum 100 mile range
$30k= 200
$40= 300
Who is with me?? Lol
I’ve always love those 😍
If it only had more range! Love everything about it except the small battery pack. If they eventually offer a longer range (hopefully 4D) version I'd bite.
Good value for an efficient runaround vehicle. We went a different direction because of how loud it was, how narrow the seats were, and how there was even less steering feel than Tesla.
I do love electric vehicle. 😊❤️
I love mine! 🥰
Wish it had a longer range.
I think I designed this car. I posted a video about the flawed engine mount causing head gaskets to leak on all Minis. The only solution was a electric motor with no head gasket or fluids to leak. I should have more subscribers.
Great review! I always like the looks of the car, it is just personally too small. I always wonder why auto manufactures have to create a whole new car with fanfare when they can just to what BMW did here! Put the electric under the already existing car!
Very enjoyable, good review. But the range is beyond acceptable! I drive 32 km to work one way, and some drive more. This range is too less.
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I know a guy whose wife bought one and it failed at 800 miles. The dealer has no idea what's wrong and has ordered a new battery among other things. The dealers are poorly trained to work on these things. But it looks like the electric Mini is just as unreliable as the gas version so far.
I haven't heard of such an issue online, at least nothing to your friend's extent. Ours is well past 6K miles with no issues.
It's worth noting the MINI SE shares more with the BMW i3 than previous MINI models, as the battery logic software and electric drivetrain are straight out of the i3..... minus the subjective looks. The i3 is a relatively bulletproof vehicle in regards to the battery and propulsion.
.... but there are always mechanical horror stories, as with all vehicles I guess.
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I think it looks great. (Not your typical quirky EV design). But yeah, 114empg just ain't enough. If it could hit 200 I think that'd be an easier sell.
200 mile range would mean more batteries and therefore a more expensive base price. Here in the UK the car is rated for 145 miles and many people seem to average 130 miles summer and 100 winter. Three reasons Mini went with the battery count and range they did:
1. To not loose that Mini handling everybody talks about and give this car nearly perfect 50/50 weight distribution low down
2. Uses the same platform as the petrol version and therefore is made on the same production line to bring the cost down and simplify production
3. From Mini's research most of their customers only do 20 miles a day so this car can easily handle the Monday - Friday commute with a top up Friday night to use on the weekends
I have a Level 2 on order which is the mid trim level here in the UK and they literally can't make them fast enough, at least a 4-6 month wait for orders here.
@@Ben.Royals I can understand why they made the choices they made. But that range eliminates it from some potential customers. I'm a mini owner, and would love to go electric, but I routinely need longer range. I get it - I'm not the niche that they've decided to focus on. But I wish I was.
@@scottplunkett7106 yeah sadly just the limit we have at the moment. Though hopefully when they electrify their whole range in a few years, the price of batteries will make the overall EV cost on par or likely cheaper than current ICE equivalents. There would also be weight saved by being a built as an EV from the start to add more and newer efficient battery tech to raise the range and charge speeds. So sad for now that they aren’t for everyone but exciting for the future and possibly a win for your wallet.
@@Ben.Royals I think it comes down to commute length differences in America versus the UK. Americans are perfectly happy getting a 220 V charger installed so they can charge overnight every night, the question is can their car make it all day on one charge. For someone like my dad, the answer is no. His one way commute pre-covid was over 60 miles of almost entirely highway driving (Topeka to downtown Kansas City). A Tesla could've gotten him there and back, but he'd have to watch how much electricity he was using if he wanted to run errands without charging at work. With how much urban sprawl we have here (Kansas specifically), you don't have to be a long-distance commuter like my dad was to run out of charge in your electric mini. I understand why they made the decision they did, it works for UK customers, and for Americans with shorter commutes. But some Americans are understandably disappointed to find out that they can't buy one unless they start having guaranteed electric charging access at work.
Now the new one is 36k, and with only 150-mile (approx) range, not sure if it worths it. It sure seems fun to drive though.
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Question: Will it be offered as a convertible?
Mini confirmed that the next gen one will be
Can’t imagine that’d sell well, but I do want to see it
Awesome video!😸
"... with a level one, which is very very slow". A little actual definition would help, when you give stats on levels 2 & 3. Some people won't throw down on level 2 home install/upgrade, and have down time to wait. Thanks.
Has Mr Muzio been hitting the gym?
It's a fire death trap!
Thanks!
Same range as the fiat 500E from 2013 lol
Fiat 500e had a sub 90 mile range, so not quite. Also this has like 50% more power on tap.
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Please turn down the music when Micah is talking, it’s too distracting.
They need to get that 0-60 down to mid 6sec. and jcw electric could be mid 5sec but understandably the battery is the weak point and would shorten it’s already short distance.
Would have liked to see also the motor.
If I can get it In a light green with a black hood then I will buy one like now...
and put a big cozy chair on the roof
I'm pretty sure only cars assembled in the US are eligible for the federal incentive and according to their list the mini isn't one of them
Good review. car is missing some safety options and range. No android auto?? I would pass for now
I love this car but I had a tesla with 250 miles range and i charged it almost everyday so I dont like the idea of charging this car which is just 114 mile range I probably will charge it twice a day
I think this vehicle is (base price) $5k too expensive for the range
10k too expensive tbh. 30k for 100 miles? That's $300 a mile.
VW needs to follow suit with affordable Electric Beetle... rear engine !
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Make it a 4 door with AWD and I’d be VERY interested. Dealing with a car seat in a 2door just isn’t worth the extra stress at this point lol and all wheel is a necessity where I live.
It wasn't covered, but I am assuming this is a 2wd only vehicle?
Fwd
@@vocaloid12776 Figured. Thanks.
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More Jeep reviews please????
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The web site says 0-60 3.9 sec
They need to do some major improvements when it comes to range and add apple carplay idk mini this isn't it
Skipping this one. Low range. Same old inside design. They could of made it little more spacey up front just using all touch screen
Blipshift gang
4 doors would be nice.
You can always tell they [KBB] weren’t enthusiastic about any car when it fails to even be longer than 6 minutes. The 2018 Nissan Leaf video got almost 8 minutes, so this car must underwhelm.
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The range is a definite deal breaker.
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No Android Auto?!?!?!?!?!?! What century does BMW exist in?
100 mile range would have been ok 10 years ago. Now it’s a joke.
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Just watching for when I win won off maccies lol
Not enough range 🫤
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Top speed 93mph Goddamn i go 116mph on accident in my 4 door S and went 137mph before Idk if I couldn't go fast again
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@@sharonbraselton4302 lol im working on it
I drove the car for a week. Driving behavior is great, ergonomics are great. But the manufacturing and material of the buttons is embarrassingly cheap with poor response times, especially on the touchscreen. The functionality of the cruise control is illogical and poorly thought out. By the way, the car does what it wants with the settings. Every time you get in, the settings are different. Sometimes the lady operating the navigation system speaks English, sometimes she speaks French, without you having changed anything yourself. The navigation system is also really bad. Illogical structure and confusing. Today there shouldn't be such bad navigation systems anymore. Poor response time, operation is not intuitive. If you zoom in on the map, the navigation system zooms out again on its own and you have no option to change that. Can't find many places and guides you through the menu very poorly. And stop with the side socket. The vast majority of charging stations are not built like this. This car is for nostalgics. For this money there are far better cars in this category.
Better get the Chevy bolt give you double the miles
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Oof that range is absolutely garbage for 30k
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observant miniphiles lol or observant minions.
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I’m sorry but I need to say it… Fa Mulan.
WTH...No Android Auto at this day and age....nooo thank you
That's an expensive golf cart.
Yeah looks like quite a lot of fun to throw around on a city commute.
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lol @ the pitiful range. Overpriced for that reason alone.
Sorry after the Anne Hache crash and burn. I’ll pass
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I don't have that kind of money . Only rich people who will be able to drive that car in the future .
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The worst range a car can have
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Good review but this car is a waste of money. Bad performance and horrible range. If you live in the cold even worst range.
Seems like decent performance and range for a city car. And Minis probably aren’t the vehicle of choice for a predominantly cold environment regardless of powertrain.
Cold weather range is around 100 miles. Warm weather you'll see plenty of people getting over 130 miles on a charge. Doesn't work out that much more expensive than a similarly specked Mini Cooper S and thats before incentives if you can get any. Remember this is a city car or a second car for most Mini buyers.
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Bad range and from a brand with a less than reliable history. Hard pass
Terrible vehicle....still too expensive....only gets 100 miles knowing EVs should only be charged to 80% and they degrade 3-5% battery range per year. This thing is a compliance vehicle, not a product any consumer should buy.
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Better off with electric motorcycle more range faster.
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They managed to ruin this car