On May 6, BMW Group MINI issued a press release officially announcing the technical details of the 2024 MINI Cooper E/SE two electric vehicles.
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As far as Xiaolei knows, the biggest difference between the 2024 model year BMW MINI Cooper E/SE is battery capacity and power, the former is equipped with a 40.1kWh battery with a cruising range of 300 kilometers, and the latter is a 54.2kWh battery with a cruising range of up to 400 kilometers. In addition, the MINI Cooper E is equipped with a 135kW motor, while the SE version has more power of 160kW, but it adopts a front-wheel drive design, which is more difficult to climb uphill scenes.
BMW officials said that the 2024 MINI Cooper E/SE will adopt a new electrical system design, placing the battery at the bottom of the frame and reducing the height of the floor, so that the interior space will not be too cramped. The lower center of gravity of the whole vehicle also makes the all-electric version of the MINI Cooper have a good driving experience.
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Xiaolei boldly guessed a wave, BMW official this time just used a new electrical system, but the probability is still "oil to electric" models, when can I use a BMW car with a pure electric platform?
In fact, think about this is not surprising, traditional forces are equivalent to a big ship, the internal supply system, R & D department, car manufacturing ideas and other aspects are still in the era of fuel vehicles, they are well aware of the necessity of new energy, but it is difficult to transform in the short term, the layout of pure electric platforms is relatively late, and there is still a bit of a gap in investment compared to domestic new energy forces, so first use "oil to electricity" as a transition to test the new energy market.
From the perspective of the design and positioning of MINI Cooper, it should be a new energy A0 sedan, and it will also be a subdivision of luxury pure electric cars, with BBA as an endorsement, MINI Cooper E/SE attention should not be too bad. But the domestic automobile market is rolled to flying, especially the pure electric car, or the new energy forces concentrated on the part, the entry of some BYD dolphin, Wuling Binguo and the like, the luxury representative is Extreme Krypton X, these models are not only very pleasing in design, endurance, motor, vehicle system This piece is also very advanced.
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I'm afraid that BMW MINI Cooper E/SE enters the country, the pressure is not ordinary, the cruising range is slightly worse, and the intelligence may not be hard with the same level of domestic models, the few advantages may be BMW and the sense of control.
But Xiaolei does not think that traditional car companies should give up so much, the new energy vehicle market still has a lot of room for development, and they still have good conditions in automotive technology reserves. However, new energy vehicles are not successful overnight, and traditional car companies still need a certain process to get rid of the label of "miscellaneous" electric vehicles.