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MINI partners with Electric Vehicle Experience Centre
Mon Oct 28 11:00:00 CET 2019 Press Release
• MINI is an official partner of the Electric Vehicle Experience Centre (EVEC) in Milton-Keynes • EVEC provides free education and advice about plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles and offers test-drives of some of those on the market • MINI Countryman Plug-In Hybrid joins the EVEC fleet and new all-electric MINI will follow in 2020
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MINI UK has announced its official partnership with the Electric Vehicle Experience Centre (EVEC), Milton Keynes.
As part of the new partnership two MINI Countryman Plug-In
Hybrid[1] vehicles
have now joined the Experience fleet and are on display so visitors
can explore the car or book a test-drive. In March next year the MINI
Electric[2], the
brand’s first ever fully electric vehicle, will be launched in the UK
and also join the EVEC fleet.
The EVEC is part of the Go Ultra Low City scheme funded by the
government and supports the town’s aim to grow and promote the use of
plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, offering free education and
advice to visitors.
David George, Director, MINI UK said “MINI fully supports what
the Electric Vehicle Experience Centre stands for, to inform and
transform public opinion about electrified vehicles. The MINI
Countryman Plug-In Hybrid offers complete flexibility, whether it’s
for the daily commute or a big weekend adventure, so it’s a perfect
addition to the EVEC fleet.”
Ted Foster, Electric Vehicle Centre Manager said “I am really
excited for what our new MINI partnership will do for the EVEC and for
the future adoption of electric vehicles.”
The MINI Countryman Plug-In Hybrid costs from £31,880 on the
road and it combines an electric motor and battery with a conventional
petrol engine to offer drivers the best of both worlds. Its electric
range is up to 26 miles and it has an acceleration of 0-62mph in just
6.8 seconds. For more information click
here.
To find out more about the EVEC or to book a test drive please
click here.
Ends
Fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption were
measured using the methods required according to Regulation (EC)
2007/715 as amended. The information is based on a vehicle with basic
equipment in Germany; ranges take into account differences in wheel
and tyre size selected as well as optional equipment and can change
during configuration.
The information has already been calculated based on the new
WLTP test cycle and adapted to NEDC for comparison purposes. In these
vehicles, different figures than those published here may apply for
the assessment of taxes and other vehicle-related duties which are
(also) based on CO2 emissions.
For further details of the official fuel consumption figures and
the official specific CO2 emissions of new cars, please refer to the
"Manual on the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power
consumption of new cars" available free of charge at all sales
outlets, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT),
Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2/.
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[1]Weighted Combined 141.2 – 156.9 mpg (2.0 – 1.8l/100km). Electric energy consumption (weighted combined): 4.0-4.1 miles/kWh. CO2 Emissions: 45-43 g/km. Electric range: 26.1-28.6 miles. Equivalent all-electric range: 29.8-31.7 miles
[2]combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined power consumption: 16.8 – 14.8 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km