Lucky consumers in New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles have been participating in the MINI E pilot project for two months now. 450 private customers as well as employees from municipalities, colleges, utility companies, non-profits, and commercial organizations have been testing the vehicle and MINI USA has just released feedback from these trial participants.

“The feedback and data provided by these early users is valuable because it comes from real-world, everyday use and not some laboratory experiment,” said Jim McDowell, Vice President, MINI USA. “Whether it’s coming from the UC Davis research, consumer blog sites or from direct feedback to our company, this trial is giving us an important insight into the practicalities of using an electric powered vehicle in this country.” (Source: PR Newswire)

Each of the MINI E trial participants has a charging station installed in their garage. Charging times range from three to five hours on the 220-volt 32-amp system of two to three hours with the 48-amp system.

The MINI E’s claims of a 100-mile range per charge are holding up in the trial. One focused driver managed to eek out 141.2 miles on a charge, but as with anything related to driving ranges, your mileage may vary!

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