Level 3 pack includes seats with electrical adjustment inc driving seat massage function. level 3 include adaptive cruise control (Mini call this driving assistant plus) for life, level 2 only gets adaptive cruise as subscription service. level 3 also includes 360 cameras.
The Mini can be specified with electric memory seats. We test drive one. Active cruise control is available too, it just costs extra as a pay per month subscription.
We have a Mini Cooper E with the level 2 pack added. We had active cruise control initially as part of the opening offer after the initial purchase of the car. We no longer have active cruise control as this was deleted by Mini 'over the air'. To resume I think it would cost us £9 per month. Level 3 pack adds massage seats with active lumbar support and electric memory seat function. Expensive though which is why we decided upon the level 2 pack. We downsized from a Volvo C40 Recharge Twin and manage just fine on a day to day basis. We just have to remember it's a Mini !
@brianaspin1763 thanks for sharing, good to know. I do find it madness that it's behind a subscription. What happens when you stop and you go for the electric seats option... Do they stop working haha!? What made you pick it over its rivals?
Non-EV owners tend to put range on the top of the list. I have a '23 MINI SE and '24 Tesla M3. I'll still take the MINI any day over the M3, it's a riot. Top-off fuel every 4-7 days. Both average 4.5mi/kWh. I'll get an E once Oxford is producing for the US, preferring the weight and cost reduction.
As the owner of a Mini EV - 3 (2020), I found this review quite infromative but a little negative from the outset. I am considering my next upgrade and have checked out the latest Mini EV in the flesh. The latest Mini EV fails in one main department - the interior is c**p. Bring back large transmission controls in the centre console, where you can find them as you are driving without having to hunt them down somewhere on the dashborad. The Mini EV is not and never will be a Tesla. If anyone is out there from BMW Mini and reads this, then how about combining the old Mini EV interior, transmission shift / toggles / cockpit style knobs and all with the upgrades perfomance / range of the new Mini EV (2024/25). And then you would have a seriously hot EV little hatch - Sssmoking!!
Both models will not take the same time to charged plugged into a 3 pin plug. Cooper E battery Gross being 40.7 kWh and the SE 54.2 kWh. You have to put in the extra 13.5 kWh if it was empty to full, and there is losses. The bigger battery is nearly 6 hours more than the small one to charge. roughly 18 hours for the E, & 23 + for the SE. Use common sense...
It depends because you’ve also got to consider insurance grouping, some people can’t get insured under 30 for Tesla’s or have to pay high since as they’re 50 grouping. Essentially there’s more to it than just the car pricing , but for me it works out better with a Model 3 because I use public charging which can be quite low with Supercharging off-peak at plentiful locations, but for home charging EV drivers cars like the Mini make sense if you want cheap insurance , cheaper second hand purchase or something more nimble.
Level 3 pack includes seats with electrical adjustment inc driving seat massage function. level 3 include adaptive cruise control (Mini call this driving assistant plus) for life, level 2 only gets adaptive cruise as subscription service. level 3 also includes 360 cameras.
Odd, didn't see this via the brochure or online!
@ maybe different market Im in UK.
The Mini can be specified with electric memory seats. We test drive one. Active cruise control is available too, it just costs extra as a pay per month subscription.
Thanks for sharing, but couldn't see this on the brochure or the configurator. And as a subscription, really!?
We have a Mini Cooper E with the level 2 pack added. We had active cruise control initially as part of the opening offer after the initial purchase of the car. We no longer have active cruise control as this was deleted by Mini 'over the air'. To resume I think it would cost us £9 per month. Level 3 pack adds massage seats with active lumbar support and electric memory seat function. Expensive though which is why we decided upon the level 2 pack. We downsized from a Volvo C40 Recharge Twin and manage just fine on a day to day basis. We just have to remember it's a Mini !
@brianaspin1763 thanks for sharing, good to know. I do find it madness that it's behind a subscription. What happens when you stop and you go for the electric seats option... Do they stop working haha!?
What made you pick it over its rivals?
Non-EV owners tend to put range on the top of the list. I have a '23 MINI SE and '24 Tesla M3. I'll still take the MINI any day over the M3, it's a riot. Top-off fuel every 4-7 days. Both average 4.5mi/kWh. I'll get an E once Oxford is producing for the US, preferring the weight and cost reduction.
What about an i4 then? Range is important to a lot of people!
6:44 Yah, that is THE DEAL BREAKER, i want to ride comfortable and i DONT like to feel every pothole and hear the road noise…… pity
Thanks for sharing!
As the owner of a Mini EV - 3 (2020), I found this review quite infromative but a little negative from the outset.
I am considering my next upgrade and have checked out the latest Mini EV in the flesh. The latest Mini EV fails in one main department - the interior is c**p. Bring back large transmission controls in the centre console, where you can find them as you are driving without having to hunt them down somewhere on the dashborad.
The Mini EV is not and never will be a Tesla.
If anyone is out there from BMW Mini and reads this, then how about combining the old Mini EV interior, transmission shift / toggles / cockpit style knobs and all with the upgrades perfomance / range of the new Mini EV (2024/25). And then you would have a seriously hot EV little hatch - Sssmoking!!
Glad you enjoyed the review
All these packs on the German brand cars makes a decently specified car stupidly overpriced.
Yup!
German “brand” but Chinese built…..they can’t help themselves…urinate on us and tell us it’s raining ( then sell us a £1 umbrella for £10)
Both models will not take the same time to charged plugged into a 3 pin plug. Cooper E battery Gross being 40.7 kWh and the SE 54.2 kWh. You have to put in the extra 13.5 kWh if it was empty to full, and there is losses. The bigger battery is nearly 6 hours more than the small one to charge. roughly 18 hours for the E, & 23 + for the SE. Use common sense...
Feel free to divert your comments at Mini - as this info was taken from the manufacturer directly. Use your common sense...
Abysmal looking thing. Should really just be the BMW 0.5 series at this point. There's nothing about this that retains the legendary brand history.
Thanks for sharing!
Try it first and then speak
@@joshuabourgeois9734 would make absolutely no difference. It drives like any other EV. Totally soulless.
You would have to be crazy to get the mini instead of a Tesla Model 3😕
Different price point at least base vs base, but agreed.
I guess the range is fine for what is a city car that can do occasional long journeys.
It depends because you’ve also got to consider insurance grouping, some people can’t get insured under 30 for Tesla’s or have to pay high since as they’re 50 grouping. Essentially there’s more to it than just the car pricing , but for me it works out better with a Model 3 because I use public charging which can be quite low with Supercharging off-peak at plentiful locations, but for home charging EV drivers cars like the Mini make sense if you want cheap insurance , cheaper second hand purchase or something more nimble.
@@KUDANTOURAGE Yes, all true.
Good points! Although, Tesla aside there are plenty of other alternatives!