My experiences testing MINI’s new all-electric vehicle around Long Island
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  • I Need Longer Weekends

    Posted on June 15th, 2009 Stu 1 comment

    It was a fun weekend in spite of the weather. As I mentioned previously, it took a bit of doing to get MINI E 277 to fit in the garage with the charging cord coming from the kitchen. More recyclables went to Goodwill so it’s much easier to get her in now. However, there’s more work to be done.

    Saturday, I gave up on the weather and put 277 on charge from afternoon through the night. So she was up to 100% for Sunday morning. The second and last Sundays of the month from May to October I run miniature trains for the public in Southaven Park. I took 277 there and showed her off to the membership briefly and started running trains. No one seemed notice the car very much as they walked by. Although there were a few glances. I did find out how to get people’s attention. Read the rest of this entry »