BEV Electric Mini for Sale at Sams Club

[SEGsby]

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0334996.htm

This is not the uber-cool QED prototype system with the hypercapacitors and electric motors in each hub, but looks more like a very high priced conversion.

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[SEGsby]

I'm shocked no one followed up on this.... Electric Mini Coopers' are awesome!

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[pam]

I got a 404 when I went to look, Segsby.
Pam

[bentbiker]

This is not the uber-cool QED prototype system with the hypercapacitors and electric motors in each hub, but looks more like a very high priced conversion.

SEGsby

I'm shocked no one followed up on this.... Electric Mini Coopers' are awesome!

SEGsby
You pretty well summed it up with your "high priced conversion" analysis. If it was done by Mini Cooper, or it was cheaper (or hopefully both), I think there would be interest, but they told me at the LA Auto Show that they have nothing at this time in the works for production.

[SEGsby]

Ungh. Guess the old link went stale. :( Here are refreshed links on the topic:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4215495.html

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=10910

http://www.hybridtechnologies.com/products/cars/mini_cooper

http://new.minimania.com/web/DisplayID/2031/SCatagory//DisplayType/News/ArticleV.cfm

The popular Mechanics Video Review of the car is pretty compelling... I highly recommend watching it. They talk about the performance and driving characteristics quite a bit. In many ways, it's like a baby Tesla.

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[drmarty]

Thanks

Marty

[SEGsby]

No prob.

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[byped]

if they went with the tesla concept, 0-60 in 9 secs is brutal. Not hummer brutal, but for anyone whom has experienced a MCS, brutal.

I believe there are a couple MC owners on the boards - one of them might have an obscene amount of HP if memory serves correct!

Now, if there was a flexstream cooper!