IT DIED!! Our 1st Long Trip In Our NEW Mini Cooper SE

#MINI #ELECTRIC #MINISE
Our 1st long trip in our new Mini Cooper SE didn't go so well!

[@Insight-qg1pu]

Thank you for doing that. Yes, you could've done better in cool weather. You really put it through it's paces, and we all learned.

[@TylerPotter]

Thinking back I really wished I would have been cycling the a/c on and off during the drive to save a tiny bit more power. Thanks for the view!

[@Sidmi5utc]

Good video. The battery will never go totally to zero due to its clever battery management system which is what has happened in your video. The BMS was simply protecting the battery. No damage caused. Keep enjoying your Mini.

[@TylerPotter]

It was a little scary but it got us home! Thanks for the view!

[@teddysdadcory]

Fascinating!! Thanks for sharing.

[@TylerPotter]

Thanks for the view!

[@erolcoulson9194]

It was a bit nerve-wracking watching your video . A couple flew to Florida and picked up their mini cooper se and made a 700 mile journey to go home it was a fun video to watch . Because of that video I'm thinking of buying one.

[@TylerPotter]

I was just happy it finally made it home! Thanks for the view!

[@natehanying54]

my best range on mini was 150 miles on eco+. it was unpleasant drive at around 52-56mph and I was sweating like a pig throughout the journey. never again lol it stays as a city commuter only

[@TylerPotter]

I should be very happy it made it 118 miles in very not ideal conditions and speed! Thanks for the view!

[@oraleholmes1263]

They way both of you are reacting, I should just buy a tesla haha

[@TheWildcat881ks]

Hahahah 😂 that was fun to watch! Thanks Tyler.

[@TylerPotter]

I'm just happy it somehow got us home! lol Thanks for the view!

[@ClassicRed2159]

Impressive considering you were on just green mode with the AC running. We still love our Mini SE.

[@TylerPotter]

I thought the same! Cruise set at 70 most of the way in green with the A/C going and still getting 118miles! Thanks for the view!

[@naturesrevolt]

I took mine to Hermann, MO from Kansas city and it was tense getting to Booneville in 104 miles. The charging wasn't bad When ELECTRIFY AMERICA ACTUALLY WORKED. Lots of reboots.

[@TylerPotter]

Nice sounds like a great trip! How much battery % was left after the 104miles?

[@georgewalker7061]

There is GREEN +, and more range with CC Set, but the AC would have been disabled. So there is SPORT, MID, GREEN & GREEN +. Yes 100 miles. Just under 30 kWh usable battery. 2 Regen Modes. then Dynamic, Dynamic off, Hold 3 seconds turn assistance off. 2 kWh charging on a cable. 15-16 hours.

[@timoliver8940]

For the future - forget using the GOM/Guess O’Meter for range - select the miles/kWh display down where the %SOC is displayed - above 4m/kWhour is more than 115 miles range less is heavy use and less range. Here in Scotland in the summer on fast local roads I’m averaging 4.9-5.3m/kWh in the summer (it’s not that hot normally but at the moment it’s 24C) and 3.6-4.0miles/kWhr in the depths of winter

[@TylerPotter]

That is very true I cycled through the menu a few times and was watching that also, thanks for the info for the range per m/kwh! Thanks for the view!

[@jonaskalen1759]

I’m waiting for my Mini,it will come in the beginning of October.😀

[@TylerPotter]

They are so much fun to drive, it will be worth the wait! Thanks for the view!

[@EricCannady]

Which tires were you running? I have heard that can make a decent difference. We have only had our Mini SE for a month and love it as well.

[@TylerPotter]

They are still the factory Hankook Ventus tires that came on the car. I even double checked correct inflation before the drive. Thanks for the view!

[@countalucard4226]

Just curious, is it a 2023? Reason I’m asking because on the “Build your Mini” website the white silver wasn’t available.

[@TylerPotter]

This is a 2022. I just checked last night also and was surprised white silver was missing as a 2023 option also. Thanks for the view!

[@stormfur19]

Did you have to do this amount of mileage? Could you have stopped to charge during the trip or was there nothing around on the trip?

[@TylerPotter]

No we didn't have to and this isn't a normal drive we ever take but the drive came about and it ended up being the rated range and I knew I had to try lol, yes there looks to be a charging station or 2 in Hutch Kansas but I was really hopeful after getting there with 53% remaining but the really heavy wind on the way home really killed us! Thanks for the view!

[@stormfur19]

@@TylerPotter I'm getting a mini cooper se in a few months so I'm really loving the content out of excitement for the arrival of mine

[@countalucard4226]

Is that the White Silver paint. It looks great.

[@TylerPotter]

Yes it is white silver, I really do like the color also! Though it is pretty much just silver with no white lol Thanks for the view!

[@toddgiaro7657]

You’re going to reach 100 thousand subscribers soon, let me know where to send you and your wife a bottle of Kentucky Bourbon, I live in the world of horses, bourbon KZbin videos.

[@TylerPotter]

I like your optimism! I'm still having fun making videos and that what counts! We do have a P.O. box for when that time comes lol Thanks for the view!

[@christopherkraft1327]

Hey Tyler, I'm glad that you did make it home even though it was a little scary!!! I'm still a little sceptical about electric vehicles, I know that they are the wave of the future but think that there still needs to be a lot of improvement made in range to make electric vehicles practical!!! Thanks for sharing your adventures in the Mini!!! 👍👍🙂

[@TylerPotter]

Range, price and charging times need to be improved for sure! Thanks for coming along!

[@greggandscotia]

Set up to fail in range.

[@TylerPotter]

But if you watched all the way it actually started back up and made it home lol Thanks for the view!

[@greggandscotia]

@@TylerPotter Hi Tyler I just thought a reasonable use of the car would have been to charge before returning home. But I guess that was not the point lol . Tfl drove their mini from Florida to Colorado with many stops .. thanks for the content.

[@chijen2010]

Like Bugatti Chiron?? Same range as Bugatti and nobody with $3 million is stupid enough to take a Bugatti on a road trip. And have you ever heard someone with a Bugatti with range anxiety or complain remotely about it?? The Mini is a runabout and it works great for that purpose.

[@yiyangcheng]

But the bright side is, from all the sweating that’s one step closer to be like Joe Raiti right lol? But I was gonna ask, the Nissan dealer you can’t charge there?

[@TylerPotter]

It was sunday and they were closed! Thanks for the view!

[@carlosbardales4179]

The mini is just a city car.. a commuter car. It is hard for us here in America to have a car that can only provide us with such a limited range as our distances are so vast and we think nothing of driving for 4 plus hours one way, something that in Europe is nonsensical, unless you are going to another country! The average American commute is around 20 to 25 miles per day and as such.. the mini could in theory take you back and forth to work for a week with one full charge ... now, thinking about using that very same mini for a weekend get away... better have another option....

[@TylerPotter]

Yes you are correct it is an awesome city car! Thanks for the view!

[@voltagevillain7342]

I think you would need to charge twice. For the 3 days’ worth of driving you would use 75 miles and Mini recommends keeping the battery between 10 and 80%

[@rvmagnum5415]

I guess around town it would be cool.

[@TylerPotter]

It is a blast around town the electric torque from a stop light in sport mode is the best! Thanks for the view!

[@kristianjanse182]

To increase the range. Drive behind a another car or truck

[@TylerPotter]

I couldn't do that to the nice new paint and windshield lol Thanks for the view!

[@EidosZexus]

should have taken a wj lol

[@TylerPotter]

That's what I was originally planning on taking lol but she was suggested trying the mini lol

[@EidosZexus]

@@TylerPotter LOL well it was a great experiment and we of course enjoyed watching and listening about it

[@DerekVuong7799]

Man, you probably damaged the battery. RIP mini.

[@TylerPotter]

After charging back up it always seems to be happy still. Thanks for the view!

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

Here's what I don't get; if the car is only going to have 114 miles of range, why on earth did they hamper it with slow 50kw level 3 charging speeds? It's a tiny battery. If they allowed it to charge at 200 kw, then you could find a level 3 charger and in 10 minutes get it up to 80% charge. But not only is the range terrible, but it's slow to charge. They HAVE to fix this in the next mini cooper. I have the 2019 Mini Cooper Countryman PHEV. While the 17 miles of range is tiny, it serves me well on short trips and I only have to fill up my tiny 9.5 gallon tank once a month.

[@TylerPotter]

I think they advertise 30mins on CCS level 3 fast charge to 80%.

[@johnnyhawk329]

I would always have range anxiety.

[@TylerPotter]

The wife never even thinks twice about it but I always look at the battery % lol Thanks for the view!

[@cadriver2570]

You ran out of power? I wouldn't drive more than a few miles under 5% battery level.

[@TylerPotter]

Yeah we drove a few miles at 0% lol Thanks for the view!

[@carlbusque1856]

Wow, if you would have kept it at 55 or even 65, your range would have been better.

[@TylerPotter]

I totally agree with you but it was still pretty impressive that even at 75mph with the AC on the whole time it still did the rated range and even slightly more. I wish I would have been cycling the AC on and off during the drive as that would have saved a little more power. Thanks for the view!

[@drdoc7508]

Its a Mini! Of course its gonna die :-). Take the honda next time

[@TylerPotter]

It died and then came back to life lol Thanks for the view!

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

The Honda paint will flake off in a month of ownership and you will trade it in for a Mini anyway.

[@TRX2021]

Did you leave the wife at the Nissan dealership lol

[@tkusterb]

That's where I would have begged for mercy and a little electric charge

[@TylerPotter]

It was a Sunday and they were closed lol

[@TRX2021]

@@TylerPotter If that's what you want to tell yourself...lol....J/K I had noticed she was with you and thought she was when all went to heck with the car...I guess my over observation backfired....Have a great evening and keep up the awesome posting!

[@TRX2021]

By chance is the center guts that you removed on the TRX same as a 2012 Ram 1500 front door.....A deer hit our work truck and smashed the center of the driver's door so was going to try and pop it out of possible....

[@TylerPotter]

@@TRX2021 It is pretty darn close to the same set up on the 2012.

[@PedalPowerPanther]

Of course it died, you completely ignored what the car was saying! Thankfully no one was hindered or put in any danger by you coming to an entirely predictable stop on the highway.

[@TylerPotter]

Thank goodness it was on a side road with no traffic, and somehow it still brought us home! Thanks for the view!