MINI is intensifying its efforts to phase out internal combustion engines and focusing on electric mobility. Therefore, the carmaker has announced that 2025 will be the final time that it will introduce a new internal combustion engine, and that will be that.
This is in line with MINI's target to deliver at least 50% of its cars in electric form by 2027. From that point onwards, MINI will aim to have a fully electric vehicle range by the early 2030s (which, if you think about it, isn't really that far away).
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MINI will need all the help it can get to reach its goal. Currently, the MINI SE electric vehicles are built in its plant in Oxford, England. From 2023, the new Countryman wil be built in Leipzig, Germany, and will employ an electric-ready architecture. In the same year, MINI will collaborate with Great Wall Motors to build MINI Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) in China.
Locally, the only fully-electric MINI on sale is the MINI Cooper SE 3-door hatchback. Looking to buy one? Best to call your local MINI dealer, as last we checked, they were all sold out.
So, are you excited to see carmakers ramping up their efforts in electrification? Or will you still buy petrol-powered car, while you still can? One way or another, exciting times are ahead of us.
Jason's foremost passion is all things automotive, where he spent his formative working years as a Product Planner and Trainer. An Advanced Driving Instructor by training and an all-round enthusiast, Jason loves going into intricate details about driving dynamics. Will drive anything with 4 wheels and a steering.
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