New all-electric Mini E to launch in 2019 as halo for brand

MINI E electric cars used in vehicle-to-grid test. Photo by University of Delaware/Evan KrapeThe first Mini E, cobbled together by putting a battery pack where the rear seat used to be, was BMW's very first attempt at building a modern electric car. Only a few hundred were built, back in 2009, but the quick project gave the German company real-world experience on how electric-car drivers used their cars, recharged them, and otherwise...