Much as I miss my old John Cooper Works tyre shredder, the mini EV oozes style, perhaps at the expense of substance. A very funky and stylish tiny town car. I’d opt for the E- Berlingo at about the same money as it has a little more range and I could get a tall fridge freezer or washing machine in the boot.
Great review as always Richard. To overcome the niggle with the wireless charging dock, you can buy an aftermarket adapter so that the dock will accommodate larger phones. We love ours… it’s a great town/city/suburban car and good on motorways too!
"So, my overall verdict of the MINI is... Yeh, I bloody love it...!" If only ALL car reviewers were so definite with their verdicts 🤣 You seemed genuinely impressed, too, with the available boot space, at least once the seats were down - there's another, really lovely You Tuber called Roger Warner (Warner's Wheeling About) who is currently 'auditing' various rapid charge points for wheelchair accessibility (it's absolutely woeful how badly designed and, therefore, inaccessible most outlets are for those with limited mobility...!) and he gets all his wheelchair frames and power packs in to his MINI, again, seats down. So, yes, it most certainly can accommodate a generous amount of stuff. Great review, Richard and keep 'em coming... 👍
Got my MINI SE due 1st week of August, our little commute runaround. Can’t wait. We still can’t choose which bigger EV we want for the long trips so many great options.
Good review Richard. Its a move in the right direction from mini. I hope other manufacturers catch on to it pretty quickly. I've always been an audi man myself but I changed to the model 3 long range because the equivalent audi was above my budget...
Love this Mini! There’s a big chance there will also be an EV Countryman with the next model as it typically shared powertrains with BMW X1/2 Active Tourer
My wife loves her Mini Electric. So much that she always smiles when driving it around the hills here in Switzerland. Like she’s slept with a coat hanger in her mouth. FYI the wireless Charger in the arm rest: works fine for any non-Max (sized) iPhone
7.3 seconds is the 0-62mph - the 0-60mph is 6.8 seconds. The level 2 & 3 have the same screen. The level 1 was the one with a smaller screen. I drive a 13mile round trip every day with frequent diversions for roadworks. One charge (Sunday night) goes all week and costs £4 on Octopus Go. (15p per Kwh). As you say, the car is super-efficient. I have a bit of a lead foot, but I have averaged 4.1m/Kw. I love my MINI SE and I'd never go back to an ICE car. Because of the fast charging, long trips are a breeze. 1h30m drive with 15-20 min charge, then off again. I did Maidstone to Leeds the second week I had it. Easiest drive ever.
In the old pre face lift version both the level 1 and 2 had the smaller screen, only the level 3 had the larger screen. Now in the facelift 2021 onwards model you get the same screen size throughout the range, though the level 1 isnt currently available due to shortages.
Really looking forward to my level 3 coming in the 1st week of September 23. Only thing, as a vegan, that I hate are the leather steering wheel and seats. Sadly they can't be changed as I am going with motability.
It's unfortunate that the car costs so much. I live in the US and opted for a Chevy Bolt EUV. I believe that it's the cheapest EV in the US now. Plenty of power and looks pretty good too. The Mini is always cool.
Ordered mine 3 months ago, Level 2, full black, alloys etc etc .... the new model will be coming late 2023 I reckon, bigger battery and sleeker display cluster too !
supposed to be 40 kwh Cooper E with 186 miles range and a Cooper SE with a 50 kwh battery and 250 miles of range from the reports. Great wall motors battery system.
No mention of what levels of regen are available with this city car, or the fact that the long doors make getting in and out difficult in "city" car parking bays
Can you charge exclusively with the 3pin plug or do you need a wall box? Just ordered one for my mam and she isn’t going to do many miles a day but was told the thee pin plug could damage the car?
Excited about the car but hate the dealer network here in California. Called a few dealers about ordering one and they all seemingly mark them up $7,500 or more. In the case of Santa Monica, they went $10k over msrp. It's a great little car but not worth $50k.
silly question here...do electric cars works well in hot climates like Africa...looking at getting one some day but afraid if the range/battery wld be affected by warm weather
It's fun to drive, but BMW have completely lost the plot with its name. It's twice the size of a real Mini; definitely not Mini-sized. But it does have a mini driving range. Sadly. Thanks for the video. 🙂👍
£7.84 for 130 miles paying at home - full rate, £2.10 Octopus night time rate. Roughly £15 charging away from home on high speed chargers. As a second car, for the right person, they’re a decent buy.
@@bordersw1239 Richard runs a company that deals in EVs. His electricity bill will probably be a bit higher than yours. As a business he also doesn’t get a cap on the electricity price either.
Nope, top gear has lost the plot and has transitioned into a "blokes lark" programme. Very little pertinent information about cars. Richard is doing just great on his own channel with snappy, concise, real world reviews. Keep it up richard
@@David-bl1bt It’s been a “blokes lark” programme ever since the Clarkson/Hammond/May years, they’ve just tried to stick with the same formula but it’s getting a bit tired.
Car is awesome bit concerned with long term ownership because with the small batteries/ less of them degradation that eventually happens will be more brutal. But at the same time maybe that makes a full battery swap possible.
Well, you get an 8 year/100k warranty for the battery and if it drops below 70% of its usual range they'll replace it so I wouldn't worry too much. It's unlikely to be your problem to deal with
Battery life has always been a concern as companies always state they’re consumables. My problem is if your only getting 100 miles in winter. A drop to 70% capacity is only 70 miles range and that quite a drop
@@mgnoodle2589 well if it’s any help for your internal knowledge here is a little background I live in Upstate NY (closer to Canada than NYC) and just had my first Winter with my 2023 Mini Cooper SE. I own my own home so installed a Level 2 GrizzlE charger on a Pole Outside. I work about 33 miles from my home. It would go there and back just fine with a solid amount of battery life left. The heat pump in the car really helps with the range loss in the winter. I park outside so honestly think due to my own experience the battery being small is mostly overblown. Love it so far tbh. Now you do need to charge every day but also own a Mach E and that I also pretty much need to charge everyday of Winter so yeah the range isn’t the best but I think you’ll know if this car is for you or not. Sure it might not be for everyone but honestly I think Electric cars aren’t for everyone yet. Also I’ve never fast charged either vehicle because that is the worst for battery health. I’ll keep you updated every year if you wish on how it’s going.
The fact it’s a compromise as it uses the F56 and more or less shoved an electric drivetrain and batteries in. Next generation is a designed from the ground up Electric using the Chinese platform. As I’ve said on here we have two MINI’s on the drive factory ordered to our spec. We have had five and love them. I have reluctantly not drive one yet but was invited to its first preview. From what I’ve heard it rives like a MINI and that’s the main thing. The range doesn’t cut it one of our cars is just over a year and a half old and does Glasgow to London and sitting on 38k miles already. The other more special MINI goes on road trips touring the highlands etc and will be even down to just outside London this year too but is on low miles. Yes I know price of materials has went though the roof but they are bring these in at Cooper S or even MINI Works prices and that’s too rich for a 100-140 mile EV. BMW are four or five years behind the curve and it shows. We will see with the next gen out next year what they have done.If the level 3 with all the toys was £24k then maybe but not over £30k for me. When you buy a works it’s for performance and all that comes with the package suspension, exhaust not. 7.3 is not far off the Petrol Cooper 7.9 seconds. The scary thing about the next gen is the rear end looks absolutely hideous going by the spy shots to me being a mini fan and that would stop me. The Retro Renault 5 EV looks brilliant and can’t wait to see what it’s like.
BMW gave me a Mini as a courtesy car I found it way to small and dincky, I drive a BMW i3 and it feals massive compared to a Mini even my dad's Suzuki Swift was a bigger car.
The range isn't abysmal if you use the car in the context it's designed to be used in.... It's basically a commuting car, and one for shorter trips. The average UK car journey is less than 9 miles. You're looking at the Mini as a highway cruiser... It was never intended to be one.
@@Brian-om2hh I understand its intended use which is why I referenced the price. £30k for a car that does 100 miles. If the car was £18k - £20k then that would be fine. Name an ICE equivalent that you'd be willing to pay that much for that only had a 15 litre fuel tank. A car is a convenient form of personal transport, you shouldn't have to have a short range car and a long range car, it should be the same vehicle.
@@jamesj97370 wouldn't have been a Mini with a bigger battery as it would have been heavier and lost the feel and point. In his last video he got 5 miles per kWh from it which is 144.5 miles. A lot of people will pa that for the cars efficiency and therefore running costs.
Well the car came out in 2019 and they wouldnt be able to fit a 42kwh battery in the space they had and also would have made the car slow and loose that mini feel. The next models are said to be coming with a 40 kWh battery Cooper E model 186 miles range and a 50 kWh Cooper SE model 250 miles range, built from the ground up this time. Also dont forget the smaller battery means less weight and better efficiency, you get more per kWh out of the Mini than you do Corsa E or e208.
@@Ben.Royals Do you have a proof link where they say they can't fit a bigger battery? I3 33kwh and 42kwh batteries are identical in size and only 20Kg difference in weight. There is really no reason why they can't fit 42kwh in there.
@@paulf3353 the car is built on the same line and from the same body as the petrol version and the batteries are where the drive shaft and petrol tank would be. You also have to consider the cost implications of adding a larger battery making the car more expensive. The i3 didn’t and still doesn’t have a direct comparison car within the BMW line up. The Mini Cooper SE does, the Cooper S petrol and when this car was launched with the government grants still in place the car was advertised as Cooper S power with cheaper running costs and a cheaper stating price than a similarly specked Cooper S auto.
@@Ben.Royals I know all of that, it doesn't change the fact they didn't upgrade the battery and there is absolutely no reason not to. There is no size difference in the battery they use in Mini. They could easily fit it in without added weight and cost increase would be minimal ( or they could give a choice to the customer). It is 2022 after all, but I appreciate they squeezing max profit from this car by not upgrading battery, they probably will continue to do so until nobody will be buying it.
So this shows the problem how do you get to use a small EV as a main car the Mini is not exactly small and is expensive with awful range. If you are happy to pay 31K for transport for the school run/shops then lucky you.
If your school and shops are 120 miles away you need to move 😂. If you are driving 120 miles you aren't likely to be driving straight back, find a 22 kwh public charger and charge whilst you are wherever you are visiting. People have done long journeys in theirs just fine.
I've watched at least 30 MINI Electric review videos and this is the best one without a doubt.
Across the pond this is cheaper than the base gas model after credits. For an outrageously fun car.
Yer it’s a great car after a 250 mile trip out yesterday was a joy to be in . Thanks for another great video
Great review, looking forward to mine arriving in September 👍
The references for the dogs and the pub make me want to live there. 😊 “It’s just a nice place to be.”
Much as I miss my old John Cooper Works tyre shredder, the mini EV oozes style, perhaps at the expense of substance. A very funky and stylish tiny town car. I’d opt for the E- Berlingo at about the same money as it has a little more range and I could get a tall fridge freezer or washing machine in the boot.
Great review as always Richard. To overcome the niggle with the wireless charging dock, you can buy an aftermarket adapter so that the dock will accommodate larger phones. We love ours… it’s a great town/city/suburban car and good on motorways too!
I've been looking for an adapter or something so I can use the charger - any ideas where I could find one?
"So, my overall verdict of the MINI is... Yeh, I bloody love it...!"
If only ALL car reviewers were so definite with their verdicts 🤣
You seemed genuinely impressed, too, with the available boot space, at least once the seats were down - there's another, really lovely You Tuber called Roger Warner (Warner's Wheeling About) who is currently 'auditing' various rapid charge points for wheelchair accessibility (it's absolutely woeful how badly designed and, therefore, inaccessible most outlets are for those with limited mobility...!) and he gets all his wheelchair frames and power packs in to his MINI, again, seats down.
So, yes, it most certainly can accommodate a generous amount of stuff.
Great review, Richard and keep 'em coming... 👍
Excellent review, very detailed and informative. Just bit the bullet and bought one today (level 3).
Got my MINI SE due 1st week of August, our little commute runaround. Can’t wait. We still can’t choose which bigger EV we want for the long trips so many great options.
The mileage of electric mini is simply embarrassing only good for city rides but nothing less and nothing more
The alloy wheels are designed to look like UK plug sockets don't think you mentioned that 👍🏻
Good review Richard. Its a move in the right direction from mini. I hope other manufacturers catch on to it pretty quickly. I've always been an audi man myself but I changed to the model 3 long range because the equivalent audi was above my budget...
Love this Mini! There’s a big chance there will also be an EV Countryman with the next model as it typically shared powertrains with BMW X1/2 Active Tourer
Minis are only minis if made in England Minis electric made in China ? No thank you
My wife loves her Mini Electric. So much that she always smiles when driving it around the hills here in Switzerland. Like she’s slept with a coat hanger in her mouth. FYI the wireless Charger in the arm rest: works fine for any non-Max (sized) iPhone
The beautiful roads of Switzerland 👌
FYI.. Little known fact… I was born in Bern 💁♂️
Nailed it, as always 👏🏽
Great review. Obviously, the car put a smile on his face and that's really the intent of the Mini. 🙂👍
7.3 seconds is the 0-62mph - the 0-60mph is 6.8 seconds. The level 2 & 3 have the same screen. The level 1 was the one with a smaller screen. I drive a 13mile round trip every day with frequent diversions for roadworks. One charge (Sunday night) goes all week and costs £4 on Octopus Go. (15p per Kwh). As you say, the car is super-efficient. I have a bit of a lead foot, but I have averaged 4.1m/Kw. I love my MINI SE and I'd never go back to an ICE car.
Because of the fast charging, long trips are a breeze. 1h30m drive with 15-20 min charge, then off again. I did Maidstone to Leeds the second week I had it. Easiest drive ever.
15p /kwh on go? I get 7.5p.....
In the old pre face lift version both the level 1 and 2 had the smaller screen, only the level 3 had the larger screen. Now in the facelift 2021 onwards model you get the same screen size throughout the range, though the level 1 isnt currently available due to shortages.
We have a level 2 facelift in BRG, my wife and i love it and use day to day rather than getting the model Y out
Does you Mini SE drive better than your Model Y??
Just done 10,000 miles in mine and absolutely love it
According to the MINI USA site the SE is 302 lbs heavier than a Cooper S, not 529 lbs (240kg).
Really looking forward to my level 3 coming in the 1st week of September 23. Only thing, as a vegan, that I hate are the leather steering wheel and seats. Sadly they can't be changed as I am going with motability.
Im having this same dilemma too . I’d much rather have a choice of cloth seats
It's unfortunate that the car costs so much. I live in the US and opted for a Chevy Bolt EUV. I believe that it's the cheapest EV in the US now. Plenty of power and looks pretty good too. The Mini is always cool.
Brilliant comparison, thanks!
Most desirable EV apparently 100 out of 100 Autotrader rating when i checked Thursday 🤓⚡💷
Ordered mine 3 months ago, Level 2, full black, alloys etc etc .... the new model will be coming late 2023 I reckon, bigger battery and sleeker display cluster too !
supposed to be 40 kwh Cooper E with 186 miles range and a Cooper SE with a 50 kwh battery and 250 miles of range from the reports. Great wall motors battery system.
"opening panoramic roof" - isn't that a sun roof in old money? :)
With services with EV what is the price difference? I’m thinking of swapping my abarth 595 for an EV
Ther is a wireless phonecharger in the armrest in the front😊
Richard, would be good to test alongside Fiat 500 EV if you can get hold of one.
Shame about the price, I got my Level 1 October 2021 for a tad over £26,000
No mention of what levels of regen are available with this city car, or the fact that the long doors make getting in and out difficult in "city" car parking bays
There is a low level but the car automatically sets to the high level and its pretty much one pedal driving on the heavy mode.
Absolute fortune
Can you charge exclusively with the 3pin plug or do you need a wall box? Just ordered one for my mam and she isn’t going to do many miles a day but was told the thee pin plug could damage the car?
3 pin is fine. It’s just slower.
The armrest has wireless charging!
Does the Mini have adaptive cruise control?
Nice review, thank you 😊
Excited about the car but hate the dealer network here in California. Called a few dealers about ordering one and they all seemingly mark them up $7,500 or more. In the case of Santa Monica, they went $10k over msrp. It's a great little car but not worth $50k.
South Bay Mini in Torrance has no mark up
Ask for Chris Yuseco
One point to note is that it only has Apple CarPlay and NOT Android Auto (sent using a Samsung S20☹️!)
As a samsung user, I feel you, man 🥲
Level 1 is still available to my knowledge
very nice
It’s surprising they are only 180bhp I thought it would have had similar power to the petrol John Cooper Works.
Cooper SE in the rest of the world naming wise so a Cooper S power levels
I had a '21 JCW and the electric feels faster off the mark, above 60 though the JCW is a lot faster
silly question here...do electric cars works well in hot climates like Africa...looking at getting one some day but afraid if the range/battery wld be affected by warm weather
Warm weather they like! Cold weather they do t
@@RSEV thts great to knw will probably get in touch soon to purchase on..love the channel keep.it up
Great dog car too, seats fold flat and 3 German pointers fit easy
Mini van!
I need to try my big box challenge!
RSymons RSEV deffo
A really important factor in range efficiency is aerodynamics.
So many, and the Mini is a classic example, have the aerodynamics of a brick.
Thats true but whats cool is the Nissan Sakura can go about the same range with only a 20kwh battery and is a literal brick haha
It's fun to drive, but BMW have completely lost the plot with its name. It's twice the size of a real Mini; definitely not Mini-sized. But it does have a mini driving range. Sadly. Thanks for the video. 🙂👍
I wonder how much you spend in electricity to charge all those Evs every month. :)
£7.84 for 130 miles paying at home - full rate, £2.10 Octopus night time rate. Roughly £15 charging away from home on high speed chargers. As a second car, for the right person, they’re a decent buy.
@@bordersw1239 Richard runs a company that deals in EVs. His electricity bill will probably be a bit higher than yours. As a business he also doesn’t get a cap on the electricity price either.
Ohh great review though.
Can 2 children and 1 adult sit in the back seats?
No
Richard Simmons for TopGear!
Nope, top gear has lost the plot and has transitioned into a "blokes lark" programme. Very little pertinent information about cars.
Richard is doing just great on his own channel with snappy, concise, real world reviews.
Keep it up richard
@@David-bl1bt
It’s been a “blokes lark” programme ever since the Clarkson/Hammond/May years, they’ve just tried to stick with the same formula but it’s getting a bit tired.
Checking sales figures electric minis sell only 5% compared to 96% of petrols engines
Thought level 2 and 3 had same screen size?
not in the pre face lift versions. All models have the same screen in the 2021 onwards models.
Car is awesome bit concerned with long term ownership because with the small batteries/ less of them degradation that eventually happens will be more brutal. But at the same time maybe that makes a full battery swap possible.
Well, you get an 8 year/100k warranty for the battery and if it drops below 70% of its usual range they'll replace it so I wouldn't worry too much. It's unlikely to be your problem to deal with
@@shorey66 get a British Racing Green with White stripes in Late October.
@@VinegarAndSaltedFries awesome. I'm thinking of getting the same actually.
Battery life has always been a concern as companies always state they’re consumables. My problem is if your only getting 100 miles in winter. A drop to 70% capacity is only 70 miles range and that quite a drop
@@mgnoodle2589 well if it’s any help for your internal knowledge here is a little background I live in Upstate NY (closer to Canada than NYC) and just had my first Winter with my 2023 Mini Cooper SE. I own my own home so installed a Level 2 GrizzlE charger on a Pole Outside. I work about 33 miles from my home. It would go there and back just fine with a solid amount of battery life left. The heat pump in the car really helps with the range loss in the winter. I park outside so honestly think due to my own experience the battery being small is mostly overblown. Love it so far tbh. Now you do need to charge every day but also own a Mach E and that I also pretty much need to charge everyday of Winter so yeah the range isn’t the best but I think you’ll know if this car is for you or not. Sure it might not be for everyone but honestly I think Electric cars aren’t for everyone yet. Also I’ve never fast charged either vehicle because that is the worst for battery health. I’ll keep you updated every year if you wish on how it’s going.
I’m 6’6” think I’d fit?
Hmm.. a 50/50 chance I reckon!
I charge my iPhone in the armrest -no problem
The fact it’s a compromise as it uses the F56 and more or less shoved an electric drivetrain and batteries in. Next generation is a designed from the ground up Electric using the Chinese platform. As I’ve said on here we have two MINI’s on the drive factory ordered to our spec. We have had five and love them. I have reluctantly not drive one yet but was invited to its first preview. From what I’ve heard it rives like a MINI and that’s the main thing. The range doesn’t cut it one of our cars is just over a year and a half old and does Glasgow to London and sitting on 38k miles already.
The other more special MINI goes on road trips touring the highlands etc and will be even down to just outside London this year too but is on low miles. Yes I know price of materials has went though the roof but they are bring these in at Cooper S or even MINI Works prices and that’s too rich for a 100-140 mile EV. BMW are four or five years behind the curve and it shows. We will see with the next gen out next year what they have done.If the level 3 with all the toys was £24k then maybe but not over £30k for me. When you buy a works it’s for performance and all that comes with the package suspension, exhaust not. 7.3 is not far off the Petrol Cooper 7.9 seconds.
The scary thing about the next gen is the rear end looks absolutely hideous going by the spy shots to me being a mini fan and that would stop me. The Retro Renault 5 EV looks brilliant and can’t wait to see what it’s like.
Mini underrated the acceleration on the EVs, if you look online you'll see. I've timed my own at 6.4 to 60mph
How reliable are these Mini Cooper electric models? The ICE ones aren't reliable. BMW isn't known for reliability.
I’ve never had a problem with one, and electric cars have been way way more reliable to me over the years. Far less moving components in the vehicle.
@@RSEV Thanks for your input. Interesting. 😃
Shame about all the stupid union jack stuff... I'm not in the BNP
I love the Union Flag!
BMW gave me a Mini as a courtesy car I found it way to small and dincky, I drive a BMW i3 and it feals massive compared to a Mini even my dad's Suzuki Swift was a bigger car.
I buy this call in July, it’s been in the shop for 3 month and they still don’t know what wrong with it….I would not buy this car
Germany doing a Union Jack symbols
Wtf
A mini is German but was English
RANGE IS SO BAD...............🤣🤣🤣 You have to be CHARGING ALL THE TIME!!
There will always be better
Whichever way you cut it this is a great car let down by the price and the abysmal range!
The range isn't abysmal if you use the car in the context it's designed to be used in.... It's basically a commuting car, and one for shorter trips. The average UK car journey is less than 9 miles. You're looking at the Mini as a highway cruiser... It was never intended to be one.
@@Brian-om2hh I understand its intended use which is why I referenced the price. £30k for a car that does 100 miles. If the car was £18k - £20k then that would be fine. Name an ICE equivalent that you'd be willing to pay that much for that only had a 15 litre fuel tank. A car is a convenient form of personal transport, you shouldn't have to have a short range car and a long range car, it should be the same vehicle.
@@jamesj97370 wouldn't have been a Mini with a bigger battery as it would have been heavier and lost the feel and point. In his last video he got 5 miles per kWh from it which is 144.5 miles. A lot of people will pa that for the cars efficiency and therefore running costs.
Adverts are way way way too long. This will kill youtube
𝓟Ř𝔬𝓂𝔬𝐒ϻ 😁
They should put at least 42Kwh battery from i3, which is the same size and is in i3 for years... 33 in 2022 is really pathetic...
Well the car came out in 2019 and they wouldnt be able to fit a 42kwh battery in the space they had and also would have made the car slow and loose that mini feel. The next models are said to be coming with a 40 kWh battery Cooper E model 186 miles range and a 50 kWh Cooper SE model 250 miles range, built from the ground up this time. Also dont forget the smaller battery means less weight and better efficiency, you get more per kWh out of the Mini than you do Corsa E or e208.
@@Ben.Royals Do you have a proof link where they say they can't fit a bigger battery? I3 33kwh and 42kwh batteries are identical in size and only 20Kg difference in weight. There is really no reason why they can't fit 42kwh in there.
@@paulf3353 the car is built on the same line and from the same body as the petrol version and the batteries are where the drive shaft and petrol tank would be. You also have to consider the cost implications of adding a larger battery making the car more expensive. The i3 didn’t and still doesn’t have a direct comparison car within the BMW line up. The Mini Cooper SE does, the Cooper S petrol and when this car was launched with the government grants still in place the car was advertised as Cooper S power with cheaper running costs and a cheaper stating price than a similarly specked Cooper S auto.
@@Ben.Royals I know all of that, it doesn't change the fact they didn't upgrade the battery and there is absolutely no reason not to. There is no size difference in the battery they use in Mini. They could easily fit it in without added weight and cost increase would be minimal ( or they could give a choice to the customer). It is 2022 after all, but I appreciate they squeezing max profit from this car by not upgrading battery, they probably will continue to do so until nobody will be buying it.
@@paulf3353 I’ve literally told you they are consign out with bigger battery versions next year or did you not read that part 🤷🏻♂️
So this shows the problem how do you get to use a small EV as a main car the Mini is not exactly small and is expensive with awful range. If you are happy to pay 31K for transport for the school run/shops then lucky you.
If your school and shops are 120 miles away you need to move 😂. If you are driving 120 miles you aren't likely to be driving straight back, find a 22 kwh public charger and charge whilst you are wherever you are visiting. People have done long journeys in theirs just fine.