Automaker Mini will soon begin accepting potential applicants to lease and try out its initial run of 500 Mini-E all-electric vehicles. The fun will be available to California, New York and New Jersey drivers — and only for one year. Eight dealers on each coast will service the electrical components. From the article,
“The Mini E is based on the current two-seat, three-door hatchback car. The E has a lithium ion battery powering an electric motor with 204 hp that takes 23.6 hours to charge at 110 volts–and 4.4 hours on 240 volts, which is used in Europe and elsewhere in the world.”
With the difference in charge times being so massive, it’s easy to see why 240 volts in the future of car charging.
Obviously, first adopters often have to pay a massive price for new tech — and this lease is no different. Monthly lease costs are expected to surpass $500. Still interested? Jump on over to MiniUSA.com for more information.
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