2019 electric Mini to be built in the UK

[sad61t]

Citing a BBC article

Looks like BMW are finally getting around to a full production variant of the 3-door hatch, and it will be built in the UK with the drivetrain (motor + batteries) imported from Germany. They have announced a shift over to electric/hybrid, with a £245 million investment in battery research in the UK and plans to electrify their full range

Good news that it will be led by the 3-door hatch (the hybrid is currently only available on the larger Countryman model). I was surprised that, after the effort BMW put into the electric Mini E test in 2009/2010 that the technology appeared in the i3 rather than the Mini (a range that, to my mind, targets a similar market segment).

What do you think? Would you consider buying an electric 3-door hatch?

Then there is the Superleggera concept that might resurface in the promised electric form. Is Mini about to get interesting again?

[cc3]

Yes I will consider buying one if range 200 miles plus and a lot cheaper to buy than i3 for private customers.

[BlueHave]

They might want to sort out the poor reliability and iffy build quality of the petrol models before introducing an electric version.

The electric one will be over £30k so most of them will be leased.