Mini Edrive; Hybrid System - Mini COUNTRYMAN PLUG-IN HYBRID Owner's Manual

MINI eDRIVE

Vehicle features and op‐
tions
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems. When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be
observed.

Hybrid system

Concept
This MINI is a hybrid vehicle. In addition to the
combustion engine, the vehicle features a high-
voltage system that consists of an electric mo‐
tor and a high-voltage battery among other
things.
The hybrid system can move the vehicle purely
electrically. It can also support the combustion
engine in certain situations.
General information
The vehicle does not consume any fuel while
driving purely electrically. This enables environ‐
mentally friendly driving without emissions in
inner-city traffic. If the combustion engine is
used, the hybrid system support reduces fuel
consumption even further.
In addition to this, the electric motor acts as an
alternator: during braking and coasting, it con‐
verts the vehicle's kinetic energy into electrical
energy. The electrical energy is stored in the
high-voltage battery and is used to drive the
electric motor.
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MINI eDRIVE
The vehicle can be charged, refer to page 218,
via the charging socket at charging stations or
household sockets.
Overview
1 Combustion engine
2 Control-system electronics, electric motor
3 Electric motor
4 High-voltage cables: orange
5 High-voltage battery
6 Charging socket
7 Vehicle battery
Functions while driving
Electric driving: ePOWER.
Under certain conditions, refer to page 93,
the vehicle is powered only by the electric mo‐
tor.
Variable drive type
The combustion engine drives the front axle
and the electric motor the rear axle. Depending
on the operating condition, the vehicle has the
options of front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
or bundled for four-wheel drive.
Follow the information about electric driving
ePOWER, driving with the combustion engine
POWER, and the driving stability control sys‐
tems.
AT A GLANCE
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