Electrogenic, the British agency behind electrical conversions of the Citroën DS, Land Rover Defender and Jaguar E-Sort, has launched a ‘plug and play’ powertrain for the traditional Mini.
The pre-assembled equipment swaps the Mini’s A-Collection engine for a water-cooled electrical motor outputting 60bhp and 100lb ft by a fixed-ratio gearbox.
That’s on a par with the twin-port-injection variant of the A-Collection featured within the 1997-2000 Rover Mini, which produced 63bhp and 70lb ft.
Nevertheless, it’s a vital uplift in contrast with the 34bhp, 44lb ft powerplant within the authentic 1959 Mini (then referred to as the Austin Seven).
A 20kWh battery pack offers the Electrogenic equipment an 80-mile vary round city – the place the motor can almost continually get better vitality in stop-start site visitors, and at low speeds – however this determine is prone to fall considerably on quicker roads. An extended-range variant, which provides a second battery contained in the boot, can be supplied at a later date.
A Sort 2 charging port might be accessed by a alternative entrance grille that includes a cutout for the cable.
The conversion equipment requires no modification to the Mini’s construction, which makes it fully reversible – much like the present Electrogenic Porsche 911. It’s integrated right into a alternative entrance subframe to make it simpler to swap with the Mini’s present petrol engine. A mechanic simply bolts the brand new subframe in and wires the powertrain into the dashboard.
The Electrogenic bundle goes on sale this autumn, priced from £15,000 (excluding VAT).
Electrogenic co-founder Steve Drummond stated: “We’ve transformed a lot of lovely Minis over time to electrical drive and have seen vital demand for an answer that’s each simple to suit and budget-friendly. Our new drop-in equipment meets these necessities completely. It’s value efficient and easy to put in, but nonetheless delivers very good electrical efficiency, because of our latest-generation EV powertrain tech.
