The electric Mini Electric will soon get a whole bunch of electric brothers and sisters. In fact, Mini will only sell electric cars. From around 2030, Mini will only have electric cars in its range.
Mini already shed light on its electrification plans last year, announcing, among other things, the arrival of two electric crossovers. It does not stop there, Mini is moving towards a future where it only sells EVs. In 2025, Mini says it will introduce its last model in which an internal combustion engine will be delivered. Afterwards, the brand will only add electric cars to its delivery range.
Mini expects that by 2027 at least half of the cars it delivers will have a fully electric powertrain. Mini says it has set itself the goal of only having electric cars in its range from about 2030. Not just in Europe, but all over the world.
The Mini Electric, also called Mini Cooper SE, is currently the only electric car on Mini’s menu. The car has a 184 hp electric motor and a 32.6 kWh battery pack. The plug-in hybrid Mini Countryman SE All4 is currently the only other electrified Mini. The barrel includes a small electric crossover, a car that will also be available with combustion engines. That car will soon be built in Leipzig. In addition, the next generation Countryman will be available for the first time as an EV, but will also get a plug-in hybrid variant and versions with only combustion engines. The new Countryman is on the roll for 2023 and will therefore be produced in Leipzig. The current model is produced in Born in Limburg by VDL Nedcar. It was previously announced that BMW will no longer have cars built in Born after 2023. From 2023, Mini will build electric cars for the local market with the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall in China.
More and more manufacturers are announcing that they only want to sell EVs in a few years. For example, Ford and Volvo say that they will only have electric cars in their showrooms from 2030.