Electric Mini Cooper Has Rough Start

Posted by timothy on Thursday December 3, 2009 @10:49AM from the no-room-for-extra-batteries dept.

TopSpin writes "BMW's limited roll out of the electric version of its Mini has met with complaints from early adopters including less than advertised range, cold weather charging problems, bulky batteries and connection issues. Richard Steinburg, BMW's manager of electric vehicle operations, assures everyone that the manufacturer is 'learning quite a bit as we go.' Drivers are paying $850/month for the privilege of helping BMW learn how to build EVs, while also helping BMW meet alternative fuel mandates so that other models can continue to be sold in select markets."

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Re:Electric car with problems? by Sets_Chaos · 2009-12-03 11:22 · Score: 1, Flamebait

I don't mean to spoil your fun: but burning stuff causes CO2. CO2 is used by plants. It's a cycle. It works, and a lot better than any other fuel source out right now.
Re:Why? by CannonballHead · 2009-12-03 11:56 · Score: 0, Flamebait

It was designed to drive at speeds commonly used by commuters. Under those conditions it does very well averaging somewhere in the 40's.
Most of the Prius drivers I know do 70 to 80 in the carpool lane.