Hybrid Technologies Mini Cooper

Hybrid Technologies, has taken a number of cars and converted them from gas powered to electric.  This movie/article was in Popular Mechanics and was a test drive of their Mini Cooper conversion.

Sadly, the Mini Cooper goes from +2 Coupe to -2 Coupe, with the batteries being (as the article puts it) 'your +2'.

So, no room for my kids in the back seat.  But it would be a great little commuter car.  Fun to drive, fast, and no need to pay $3.10 per gallon of gasoline.

I like it.  I didn't particularly like the $50,000 price tag.  But it's cheaper than an eBox.  Cheaper than a Tesla Roadster (though certainly not as much of a head turner).

But, if I had $50k laying around for a car....this would be on my short list....

 

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