Their detractors say they are too pricey and tricky to charge. But a select fleet of drivers has been testing a prototype electric Mini.

The new generation of electric cars is going further than ever before — or so current thinking goes, writes <em>Martin Love</em>.

To a casual observer, it looks no different from a standard modern Mini, the British classic reimagined, to great plaudits, by BMW.

To a casual observer, it looks no different from a modern Mini. But look closer and there’s something different about the Mini E.