Natalie D drives a MINI Electric Cooper SE 32.6kWh 2022.
This is Natalie’s third electric car, she’s owned the MINI Electric from new and drives 5,000-10,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 10,000-20,000 miles and she achieves 100 miles from a full charge.
Why did you choose the MINI Electric?
Cheap and fun!
Positives
- Fast
- nimble
- easy to park.
Negatives
- Small boot
- low range
- annoying sat nav.
Compared to when you first bought the car, does your battery still charge at the same rate & do you still get the same range?
Yes & yes
Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?
No faults
What are the standout technological features of the car?
- Remote cabin heating
- easy to charge using app
- in-car display.
Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about this MINI Electric
MINI is spelled out in morse code when you start it.
What’s the biggest or funniest myth you’ve heard about EVs?
- They catch fire easily
- they are slow
- they breakdown often due to lack of charge
- they are boring
- they are silent assassins that prey on unsuspecting pedestrians in carparks.
What electric car(s) are you interested in next and why?
Audi A6 Avant e-tron so we can ditch the ICE (we need a dog wagon!).
Home charging unit
myenergi zappi – does what we need it to do, plug car in and it charges overnight.
Electricity supplier & tariff
Octopus Go – great for charging the car overnight for our 75 mile round-trip commute.
What public charging networks would you recommend to others and why?
- GRIDSERVE is a vast improvement on Ecotricity
- avoid BP Chargemaster!
Insurer
Admiral MultiCar – fully comp with all the bells & whistles. Cheaper to insure than our ICE car and does more mileage.
Please itemise where you’re saving money (or not) owning & running a MINI Electric
- Estimate £200 a month saved on fuel
- insurance, servicing etc. – negligible savings.
See other MINI Electric Owner Reviews here
