The first widely available electric Mini will start at $29,900

BMW has announced that the new Mini Cooper EV, which will be the first widely available all-electric version of the car, will start at $29,900 when it goes on sale in the US in March 2020. That’s noticeably down from the $35,000 ballpark figure BMW offered when the company unveiled the car in July.

There are, of course, a few catches. While the $29,900 MSRP will surely give BMW enough room to promote the car as “under $30,000,” an $850 destination and handling fee will tip the starting price over into that range anyway. And then there’s the range. The new electric Mini will only be able to travel around 146 miles (235 kilometers) on a full charge, and that’s not even the EPA estimate, which will likely be even more conservative (and,...

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