The MINI Countryman E in Favoured Trim: Fully Electric & Versatile

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 23:36:25 +0000

The biggest MINI guarantees brand-typical driving fun with even more space, comfort and safety. The interplay of the purely electric drive and innovative technologies combines locally emission-free mobility and an immersive user experience. The expressive Favoured Trim underlines the presence of the all-rounder. Munich, Germany — With the new MINI Countryman … [continued]

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EVs Take 25.7% Share of the UK — Tesla Stays Top

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:18:09 +0000

May saw plugin EVs take 25.7% share of the UK auto market, up from 23.1% year on year. Most of the gain was from PHEVs, whilst BEVs barely improved. Overall auto volume was 147,678 units, up by some 2% YoY, and still below pre-2020 norms (~175,000). The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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Fully Electric & Made In Germany: The Next Generation MINI Countryman

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:35:06 +0000

If you are into MINIs, the newest addition to its product line might be appealing. The MINI Countryman is an all-rounder and roomy daily driver that continues the MINI brand’s product campaign of all-electric cars. This is the largest model in the new MINI family of vehicles, with five doors and a flexible interior, that […]

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MINI’s Top Seller Goes Electric: Production Of The MINI Countryman Starts In Leipzig In November

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:05:08 +0000

MINI Countryman EBMW delivered 293,000 MINIs last year. 15% of these (43,700) were the all-electric MINI Cooper SE. The largest model in the MINI family of vehicles, the MINI Countryman, led with the highest number of deliveries. 76,700 units of the MINI Countryman were delivered last year. That’s 26% of all MINIs delivered last year. So, does […]

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Electric MINI To Be 1st MINI Produced In Germany

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:59:03 +0000

One would think that MINI, a part of BMW Group, would have vehicles produced in Germany. Apparently not, or not completely. The coming MINI Countryman will be the first MINI to be fully produced in Germany, making it a true “Made in Germany” model. That includes the fully electric MINI Countryman (and the non-electric versions). […]

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What Makes A Vehicle A “Sport Utility” Vehicle?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:15:33 +0000

Of note over the past couple of weeks is the revelation that shape matters when it comes to vehicle efficiency. The other takeaway is that the plethora of SUVs — tall, boxy, and all pervasive — just aren’t the right shape to optimize efficiencies. Frontal area matters! And we don’t seem to be getting any […]

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Opel Ampera-e (Opel Who?!?) Wins January In The Netherlands — EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:00:15 +0000

With a sales rush in the last days of 2019, one would imagine January would bring a big hangover for the plug-in vehicle market. But turns out, it hasn’t. Yes, the Dutch plug-in market was down 2% year over year (YoY), to 3,184 registrations, but because the overall market fell even more (-6% YoY), the plug-in vehicle (PEV) share (7.2%, 4.3% for fully electric vehicles alone) actually grew compared to 12 months ago (6.9% in January 2019). So … why is this happening

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Tesla Model 3 Shatters All Records in Historic Month & Year in the Netherlands

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 03:50:32 +0000

Led by the Tesla Model 3, December had an amazing 22,983 plug-in registrations, a three-fold increase compared to the same month last year, finally beating one of the oldest records in modern EV history, the 15,879 units sold in the Netherlands in December

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Tesla Model 3 Dwarfs The Competition In The Netherlands In November, & Is #1 Overall In 2019

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 02:10:34 +0000

The Dutch plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market is back at year-end-rush mode, doubling sales in November to 7,205 registrations. That translates into a PEV share of 18% in November, and pulls the 2019 PEV share to a record 11%

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Hyundai Kona EV Wins The Netherlands In Slow Month — EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 04:19:28 +0000

After a memorable month of September, the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) markets in the Netherlands slowed down significantly, growing just 37% in September, with 2,776 registrations, translating into a PEV share of 8.1% in October. That keeps the 2019 PEV share at a record 10%

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