Mini MOKE, from parachute to electric: the legendary car relives in a modern way

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Fun, unique and, above all, electric eclectic. Here is Mini MOKE , a very special car that leads the legendary British brand to abandon internal combustion engines in favor of the silent and performing powertrain EV . Orders are already on. open, and will come; delivered to the first European customers in time to enjoy summer 2022 on board. At the same time, starting from 1 & deg; January will not be more Combustion models can be ordered.

MOKE was born from the Mini designer Sir Alec Isignois, who wanted to build a car during the war that could resist being dropped with a parachute from a plane beyond enemy lines. Beatles, Beach Boys and Brigitte Bardot have definitively consecrated it throughout history. The brand & egrave; reborn in 2017 marking a new success, given (also) by the fact that the cars are all produced by hand in the United Kingdom (in Northamptonshire).


The new MOKE reaches 100km/h , goes from 0 to 55km/h in 4.5 seconds , has a maximum power of 33Kw and a weight of just 800kg thanks to the use of aluminum panels. Autonomy is about 144km , with the possibility; charging in just 4 hours. The price is; of 29,150 pounds more; VAT, which is equivalent to a final price of approx. 42,100 euros (including VAT).

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN BRIEF

  • rear-wheel drive powertrain
  • engine synchronous AC three-phase
  • autonomy: 144km
  • charging time: 4 hours
  • speed; maximum: 100km/h
  • maximum power: 33kW
  • charging connector: Type 2 (EU standard)
  • ground clearance: 18cm
  • < li>dimensions: 3.225×1.660×1.546mm

  • mass: 800kg



The car will be built by a team that already provides assistance and engineering services to other car manufacturers, including Jaguar Land Rover and Morgan . To guide it & egrave; Isobel Dando, with a past in Rolls-Royce.

The car will be able to & agrave; be customized by the customer: technicians and engineers will “limit themselves” to realize the modern (and electric) reinterpretation of the MOKE, a base on which to indulge oneself.

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