Mini's New Premium EV To Have A $30,000 Price Point - Who Should Worry?

The first premium electric vehicle to challenge the $30,000 price point will arrive in the U.S. early next year.

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE, the brand's first serious series-production electric vehicle, will start at $30,750 when it arrives in U.S. stores in early March. The price includes an $850 shipping fee.

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SuperCarEnthusiast - 10/28/2019 11:21:40 AM

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It just another subcompact hatchback! These is the Leaf and the Bolt along the new Mazda CX-30 EV. i3 and Kona EV.

atc98092 - 10/28/2019 11:55:08 AM

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This will likely most impact the Bolt, since it has little tax credit left, and soon will have none. The other competitors all still get the full $7500.

SanJoseDriver - 10/28/2019 12:59:00 PM

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100-ish miles of range? I don't think this will sell well. The Bolt and Leaf are nearly the same price with much more range. They're dropping the ball here.

PUGPROUD - 10/28/2019 4:34:24 PM

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Mini should worry. Its a city car and how many city dwellers have access to chargers, very few. 25% of the people in my small village live in apartments and have no access to chargers. The closest public charging station is 10 miles away.

jcarys - 10/28/2019 6:35:41 PM

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I must be out of step with the rest of the commentators. I like the looks of the Mini and the price point is right. I would use it for my commute, which is a grand 15 miles each way. With 100 or 120 miles range, it's triple what I need. I don't know what city Pugpround lives in, but my garage can charge the car overnight and there are chargers in every single public garage I park in now. I'm going to wait to hear what the two higher models add, but this one is on my list.

MDarringer - 10/28/2019 6:44:56 PM

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"Mini" is British for "irrelevant".

mre30 - 10/29/2019 10:12:40 AM

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Stick a fork in Mini, it is done.

skytop - 10/29/2019 11:41:42 AM

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Go to the Mini dealer and see how really SMALL and cramped the Mini is.

carloslassiter - 10/29/2019 11:46:32 PM

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Its a city car and how many city dwellers have access to chargers, very few. 25% of the people in my small village live in apartments and have no access to chargers. The closest public charging station is 10 miles away.
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Where do you live? Kansas?

mini22 - 10/30/2019 3:24:22 PM

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If you have sufficient infrastructure in cities then a range of 100 to 140 miles irrelevant. They all have to offer fast supercharging, however. If you live in a house you can of course plug in overnight. The problem is there is still not enough charging stations. This is not going to work if you put the cart before the horse. By the time EV's are coming out in mass production an average major city needs to have a minimum 100 fast charging stations. Further along major highways there needs to be one every 100 miles. If the EV companies want to sell these things this has got to be done and done now.