I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected to participate in the field test of the Mini E, a 100% electric, zero emissions Mini. I was at work on Monday when my cell phone rang. When I answered it, the caller informed me that I had been selected to be 1 of 500 Field Test participants. 250 from the East coast, 250 from the West coast. Out of all of the applications they received during their one month application period that ended 12/10/08, I guess something about mine must have stood out. No idea what that was, but I don’t care. I’m going to be driving a Mini E and participating in this groundbreaking program.
Today, I stopped by Morristown Mini, met the guy I’ll be working with from the Dealership (who was really nice), and submitted my lease financing form. He e-mailed me 2 hours later and informed me that I’d been approved.
So I’m official.
Next step is that I will get contacted for the Wall Box Installation, need to get insurance, and then await delivery which is due in either late April or May. I plan on blogging all about my Mini E experience. There will be logs I have to keep, notes to make, maybe even interviews with the Mini folks to help them understand the strengths and improvement opportunities for the Mini E.
My dream of some day having a Mini will come true at last!
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I’ve been reading along for a while now. I just wanted to drop you a comment to say keep up the good work.
Congratulations!
I too got the call last week and am waiting for the wall charger installation. I’m on the west coast and was told some cars may arrive as early as March. Can’t wait!
I’ve subscribed and look forward to your updates.
Congratulations, I was also selected into the field trial through Morristown MINI and am planning to blog about my experiences. I’ve just setup a blog site and linked to yours http://mini-e.blogspot.com/
Please join us at NEMINI.org – lots of other NJ area MINI owners there – maybe you can even bring the car to one of our local meets…
http://nemini.org/index.php?referredby=48
Please do join the crowd at NEMINI.org – the oldest and most fun MINI forum in the US! Many events, many members would love to hear your stories. I have linked to my blog as well – although not strictly MINI E, mostly MINI oriented.
http://peterbraunblog.wordpress.com
Congratulations! I got my call on March 13. Now if I can only clean out my garage. I, too, set up a blog to share my experiences. I look forward to your updates throughout the trial.