OK, I decided not to enter the same thing every day. ie I love the car - great acceleration etc. I thought it best to use the car and report back. I've put on just about 1000 miles. I would have put on more mileage but without the high current charger there were some days that my travel with the Mini-e was limited. I have my ICE auto at my office if I need to travel further than the 100 mile limit or if the Mini is not fully charged to do so.

I do have a few observations and coments after the 1st 1000 miles.

Air Conditioning puts a load on the batteries and there needs to be an improved air conditioning system in electric cars that doesn't require re-heat for temperature adjustments. The AC is super strong and doesn't need to be so strong,

I have had a few instances where the car "froze" in neutral when I came to a stop and the only remedy was to turn off the vehicle and restart. Not a big deal - It takes about 3 seconds to do so but worth noting that there's some sort of software fix required.

The Mini-e could also use cruise control. It was explained to me that the Mini-e doesn't have it because they didn't want to add any additional power consumption items. I tend to think there's another explanation... I think Mini Cooper didn't want to install it in these cars as they wanted to insure the drivers maintain complete control. I think in the future an adaptive cruise control that would maintain the car's speed when on an incline to take advantage of the regenerative braking. The cuise control could also contain an eco mode which could be more agressive in attempting to regen the batteries. It would be a great addition to the car.

It may be my imagination but I have also noticed that the car doesn't charge as well in the heat of the day. The battery temperature can reach temperatures in excess of 100 degrees while the car is under charge. I'm looking forward to receiving the high current charger and being able to share chargers within the Mini community to further the drivability of the car.