{"id":750,"date":"2010-02-04T19:04:04","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T03:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pluginamerica.eh\/from-mini-to-maxi-miles\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T12:59:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:59:23","slug":"mini-maxi-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluginamerica.org\/mini-maxi-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"From MINI to Maxi Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a0120a635cd9d970c0120a8625b78970b selected  alignleft\" title=\"MINI E plugging in\" src=\"https:\/\/pluginamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a0120a635cd9d970c0120a8625b78970b-120pi.jpg\" alt=\"MINI E plugging in\" border=\"0\" \/> I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Moloughney &#8212; MINI E driver and owner of the Montclair, New Jersey restaurant, <a title=\"Nauna's Bella Casa restaurant\" href=\"http:\/\/www.naunas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nauna&#8217;s Bella Casa<\/a>. Like many other fortunate Plug In America&#8217;supporters, Tom drives an electric vehicle. But unlike any other known EV driver, Tom has driven his BMW-leased <a title=\"MINI E electric car\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greencar.com\/articles\/first-look-mini-e-electric-car.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MINI E<\/a> 20,000 freakin&#8217; miles in only seven months! Tom&#8217;s stated goal is to watch his odometer turn over to an awe-inspiring 35,000 to 40,000 miles by the end of his one-year lease in June.<\/p>\n<p>Many of us <a title=\"RAV4 EV\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toyota_RAV4_EV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RAV4 EV<\/a> drivers enjoy chatting about the <a title=\"RAV4 EV mileage\" href=\"\/node\/18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mileage<\/a> we&#8217;ve amassed on our trusty RAVs in 7 or 8 or 9 years, and justifiably so. In fact, some RAV drivers do have real-world bragging rights on 110,000 120,000 and even 180,000 miles in that time span which has thankfully served to &#8220;out&#8221; the lie of auomakers&#8217; past declarations that &#8220;batteries just aren&#8217;t there yet.&#8221; But consider for a moment: If Tom actually reaches his goal of 35,000 miles by lease end &#8212; and with his daily commute of 80 miles plus work-related errands, plus the past performance of his MINI E, there is every reason to think he will &#8212; then in eight years his odometer could theoretically display 280,000 all-electric miles. This might seem like an impossibly high-mileage goal given that the MINI E has a mere 100-mile range. Tom explains: &#8220;I have one 32Amp charge station at home and one 50Amp charge station that charges in two to three hours at my restaurant. I work six to seven days a week and use the MINI to commute to and from work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reality check: Since putting the MINIs out on the tarmac for lease last year, BMW has been clear about snatching the cars back at the end of the one year &#8220;<a title=\"BMW MINI E one-year trial period\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miniusa.com\/learn-mini-e.html #\/learn\/minimalism\/MINIE-m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trial period<\/a>&#8220;. However, the automaker has recently been making some rather vague noises about extending an unknown number of MINI E leases. Obviously Mr. Moloughney will not have the chance to drive his MINI E for eight long years. Second reality check: Given today&#8217;s battery technology, he&#8217;d no doubt have to negotiate some battery pack change-outs.<\/p>\n<p>But it is also true: Battery technology is advancing at a furious pace. In a few years, perhaps 280,000 miles on one battery pack will be a normal scenario. Unfortunately, I have not completed my transformation into an electrified crystal ball-gazing gypsy to offer more than hopeful guesses on that. Speculation aside, 20,000 all-electric miles in 210 days is a stunning achievement any way you slice it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just sayin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Linda Nicholes<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Worldcarfans.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Moloughney &#8212; MINI E driver and owner of the Montclair, New Jersey restaurant, Nauna&#8217;s Bella Casa. Like many other fortunate Plug In America&#8217;supporters, Tom drives an electric vehicle. 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