I thought the biggest difference between my new Mini Cooper SE and my previous Kona Electric would be

handling,
boot size,
acceleration,
regen or who knows ....range?

But no, it's the message being filtered down from BMW through dealers and enthusiasts and how that message about how to care for your EVs battery differs from that of Hyundai.

The Hyundai felt bullet proof, rock solid and understandable.
The Mini feels confusing. so want to care for the battery but I'm being encouraged to ignore degradation .

Here's my take on what I've experienced.

My main aim sharing this is the hope new Mini owners hear there's other advice out there, outside of the Mini community and to make their own mind up about charging and protecting their battery.

Don't forget, if you drive an EV you need the best green energy tariff to go with it to keep your electric bills down and to avoid the old question of "but you're running on coal really aren't you?"

OCTOPUS energy referral link....
*£50 each for switching*

https://share.octopus.energy/pink-ros...


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