Comments on: MINI E Electric Car Performance in Cold and Ice is Not Good

By: EVO

EVO — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:06:24 +0000

The headline to this article is wrong. It should read range, not performance. Electric motor performance improves in cold weather.

By: Category GM | Mini E range plummets as winter hits the northeast

Category GM | Mini E range plummets as winter hits the northeast — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:50:58 +0000

[...] friend Dr. Lyle Dennis of GM-Volt.com is one of 450 privateers in the regions of New York or Southern California who managed to get on [...]

By: ken barbour

ken barbour — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:13:14 +0000

I love how Lyle trashes the MINI E every time i read something here. Now for the real truth. I live in New Jersey where it also has been 23 degrees and we got 24 inches of snow recently. My MINI E has 15k miles on it and has never let me down. I rescued my parents who couldnt get their full size pickup down their driveway because of the 24 inches of snow. MINI offered me FREE snow tires and i havent got them yet. the car performed great without them. My range has went down some also. However I get 130-140 miles in the summer and im only getting 85-95 miles in the winter. Still way more range than i need. Chose whoever you wish to believe but i wouldnt believe the guy who is probably getting a free volt from chevy. BTW nothing against Chevrolet. My favorite car to drive other than my MINI E is my Corvette. Im just not a believer in a car that only goes 40 miles on electric when my MINI E has gone 140 miles.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:26:06 +0000

Also note that an ICE engine gets poor economy is colder weather but that may be more due to the winter blend. Of course the winter blend can’t be avoided in winter.

By: Cold weather performance of plug-in battery cars is poor

Cold weather performance of plug-in battery cars is poor — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:36:58 +0000

[...] is test driving the Mini E. If the temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit, he says he gets about 75 to 80 miles of driving range during his commute which is mostly highway driving at 60 to 65 miles per [...]