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Title: Mini announces a concept electric scooter
Post by: Richard230 on September 10, 2010, 04:34:30 AM

According to an article at Motorcycle.com, the automaker Mini will be showing a concept electric scooter at the Paris Auto Show. Read about it here:

http://www.motorcycle.com/news/mini-to-reveal-electric-scooter-concept-89942.html (http://www.motorcycle.com/news/mini-to-reveal-electric-scooter-concept-89942.html)

Title: Re: Mini announces a concept electric scooter
Post by: skadamo on September 10, 2010, 08:38:46 PM

Interesting. I wonder what the thought is behind getting into powered 2 wheel segment.

Play on the buzz of expanding? Maybe they are drooling over the growth of electric bikes in China?

Title: Re: Mini announces a concept electric scooter
Post by: Richard230 on September 11, 2010, 04:07:55 AM

I think it is more of a cheap (as in dollars) publicity stunt to get Mini's name in the news at the Auto Show. Reading the article leads me to believe that Mini probably has no intention of manufacturing electric scooters for consumer sales.

Title: Re: Mini announces a concept electric scooter
Post by: Richard230 on September 23, 2010, 04:31:09 AM

Here is a link to more information and some photos (or computer pictures) of the new Mini scooter. It is apparently a two-wheel drive vehicle, which would be the most interesting feature of the scooter.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/22/paris-preview-minis-electric-scooter-comes-into-view/ (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/22/paris-preview-minis-electric-scooter-comes-into-view/)

Title: Re: Mini announces a concept electric scooter
Post by: Richard230 on September 23, 2010, 08:53:55 PM

Here is a link to the official BMW press release describing the features and styling of their new Mini concept electric scooter:

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/details-of-the-bmw-mini-electric-scooter.htm (http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/details-of-the-bmw-mini-electric-scooter.htm)

Title: Re: Mini announces a concept electric scooter
Post by: Richard230 on October 21, 2010, 07:06:41 AM

You can see the head of the BMW design group talk about their Mini electric scooter concept vehicle in a 2-minute video here:

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/video-adrian-van-hooydonk-talks-mini-scooter-e/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HellForLeather+%28Hell+For+Leather%29 (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/video-adrian-van-hooydonk-talks-mini-scooter-e/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HellForLeather+%28Hell+For+Leather%29)