Fully Charged Mini E episode 004

Short and compressed episode featuring s quick drive in the BMW Mini E

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Fully
• Charged
• Robert
• Llewellyn
• Mini
• electric
• car
• BMW

[tipoomaster]

I love the acceleration sound it makes! It sounds like your driving a space ship, lol.

[Zamboro]

@ruuman

Most of the companies that were pushing hydrogen have since given up on it. Batteries have gotten good enough that the best ones offer the same range as a fuel cell at the same pricepoint, but last longer before they need replacement (Compare the FCX Clarity and Tesla Model S)

By the time a hydrogen fueling infrastructure could be built, batteries would be so much better (and cheaper) that those hydrogen stations would be torn down shortly thereafter.

[heatleynoble]

These videos need more hits!

[rock3tcat]

Driving a manual is way more fun, but when you simply want to commute from A to B then electrics are the way to go.

[gio70v]

The car was very noisy. I could rarely hear their voice while driving. BMW will have to improve, and a lot, the sound insulation, if they want to make a successful electric car.

Moreover, electric cars will have to be redesigned from scratch, coz current Minis are too heavy and massive for electric engines and batteries.

Electric cars, by definition, are very very light and super aerodynamic... If at BMW they do not understand this, they can change work..

[Ultra4]

@Zamboro true, hydrogens pumps will not likely appear. but making it at home might

[mongoeu]

nice dude 

[Jesus45U]

@CmdrTobs

Well, right now, the fastest recharging EV car is about 15-20 minutes, AFAIK ... that's not nearly fast enough. But yes, the technology is there, we need less than 5 minutes. They could even use Super Capacitors, they can be charged in a few seconds.

They also need to increase Voltages that the cars run on, because higher Volts would mean thinner cables for high effect, so it costs less resources to ramp up the voltage than ramping up the amps. 500 Volt batteries should be minimum.

[CmdrTobs]

@Pook365 I was thinking along those lines..... a 'gear box' that electrically can control torque switch and adjust the modulation characteristics of the ESC etc...

[CmdrTobs]

@Jesus45U Batteries can recharge fast enough, the real answer is charging stations that can supply more amps and more of them.

[Zcow29]

Please bring to market. Somebody has to take the first step.. We can't still be driving IC.

[Jesus45U]

the main counter argument on "a hundred miles isn't enough" is not just to make bigger batteries, but to make faster recharging ones.

If you suddenly wanted to go to scotland in your batteripowered car, you should be able to do so ... and just like the petrol cars, the solution is the same ... refill it - Quickly.