Electrical Mini

[tchémini]

Do you know if there was a mini prototype powered by an electrical motor?

[georgek]

Found this on a search, ideal for a small electric town car!!!

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... m=1&itbs=1

[Jack of all trades]

I once talked to a guy who worked at the experimental departement that told me they made a electric mini. The car was driven by a generator of an aeroplane (forgot what) and was very heavy because of the battery's. He drove it for some years and after that it was scrapped.... But you nevr know what turns up after being scrapped, many "works" cars did (or at least parts of them!!)

[tchémini]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzTNFe5a ... r_embedded


here's a video of an auto show in 1968 we can see two minis to 6.28 minutes

[tchémini]

prototyp found in france

http://www.minicorp.net/topic.asp?TOPIC ... hichpage=2

[abri]

Wow! Catastrophic fire waiting for a place to happen?

[Vegard]

http://forum.autoclassic.no/phpbb3/view ... &start=105

[mab01uk]

Electric 1965 Mk1 Austin Mini Countryman Pathe News video:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2449&start=0

[Tim]

I've been searching for this for ages.



"21st November 1973: Geoffrey Rippon, Secretary of State for the Environment, stands besides an experimental electric car with the bonnet raised to show the engine, lent by the Electricity Council during the petrol crisis. (Photo by Frank Barratt/Keystone/Getty Images)"

Its clearly the same car (a countryman) as in the first photos above and the British Pathe link on youtube.

Tim

[georgek]

Good find, a Mini could have been the first electric car!!!

[georgek]

Good find, a Mini could have been the first electric car!!!

[guru_1071]

Good find, a Mini could have been the first electric car!!!

electrical cars (and commercials) where actually very popular at the turn of the last centuary - they where as advanced as the petrol and steam stuff that was avalible.

ive got a great book published in the 20's that shows all the innards etc and was surprised how technical they actually where!

[littler]

my old college tutor was ex RAF, i remember him telling me about an electric mini they had and also how they devloped an electric rapid responce fire engine for runway incidents, it was quicker than any petrol/diesel engine and full of water/foam it did a 0-60 in somthing silly like 5 seckonds! as the power was instant.

wasnt there a contryman with the back full of batterys?

[InimiaD]

Yes there was. here's the pic.

[littler]

Thats the kiddy ,god i would hate to think how it drove , you wouldnt want to be in a shunt with that

[surfblue63]

On April 29, 1899, Camille Jenatzy, in his 'rocket-shaped' vehicle Jamais Contente, reached a top speed of 105.88 km/h (65.79 mph) and was the first person to break the 100km/h barrier.

Here's a 1969 Mini Matic that's been converted in Australia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9BL0qtt8Gs

[georgek]

Nice to see an electric Mini + it looked quite nippy!!!