Mini is pushing back on plans to bring a redesigned Cooper hatchback electric hatchback and a new Aceman electric city car to the US, but he does not close the door in full US availability.
The news was first reported by MotoringFile, and confirmed to Green Car Reports by Mini spokesman Andrew Cutler, who noted that Mini had previously said that a decision had not yet been made regarding US (and Canadian) availability of both models.
2025 Mini Aceman
“The decision has been taken reverse market availability on these models in the US (and Canada) to date,” Cutler said in a statement, adding that Mini could not confirm what that date would be.
A redesigned electric Mini Cooper hatchback was unveiled alongside the first-ever electric version of the Countryman crossover at the 2023 Munich auto show, promising more than 114 miles of range for the outgoing Mini Cooper SE, in the EPA test cycle. Mini sells petrol versions of the redesigned Cooper in the US, as well as a plug-in hybrid of the redesigned Countryman SE ALL4, but did not provide any updates on delivery plans. Mr. EV here.
2025 Mini Cooper electric hatch
Marketed exclusively as an EV, and positioned between the Cooper and Countryman in size, the Aceman was launched earlier this year. It always seemed like a long shot in the US because of its size—it's smaller than the Hyundai Kona Electric and Volvo EX30—and the fact that it was developed in partnership with Mini and Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors, and is slated to be built in China. That would issue a federal EV tax credit due to foreign business concern policies.
Mini aims use all electricity by 2030 and now has a lineup of three EVs between the Cooper, Countryman, and Aceman. But now it looks like it will take a long time for that electric revolution to reach the US