We know that Mini has changed a lot because takeover by the Germans, but who’d have thought we’d ever see a two-wheeled Mini? That’s what BMW is unveiling right now: the new Mini Scooter E Notion.
As its name suggests, this takes the learnings from the Mini E electric auto and applies them to a scooter for use around town.
The electrical Mini Scooter E Concept: the lowdown
Take Mini styling cues, add them to a scooter silhouette and that’s what you’ll see on Mini stand at the Paris motor show 2010.
Bavarian stylists say the angle of rake on the windscreen is comparable to a Mini hatchback’s and reckon they’ve captured some of the form language inside bodywork and the shape in the headlamps (modelled, apparently, on those in the Mini Countryman 4x4)!
What’s powering the Mini Scooter E?
There’s a single electric motor integrated inside the 11-inch rear wheel, powered by a lithium-ion battery. Users can top up the battery at any domestic power point; merely flip up a cover like a Mini’s fuel filler flap, and plug in.
Mini’s showing two versions of the Mini Scooter E: a single-seater along with a twin. Both have a key incorporated in the user’s smartphone.
Will they construct it?
We wouldn’t rule it out. BMW is strong in motorbikes and has form with the half-bike/half-car C1 – and the Megacity project is likely to consist of electrical bikes. We’d wager there might be a Mini scooter on sale by halfway through the decade.
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