Samuel Freeman of Santa Monica is one of 450 drivers who are leasing a BMW Mini E electric. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times)
The acceleration is huge, Freeman says. Its got a tremendously lightweight feel. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times)
Freeman’s Mini is No. 104 of the 450 that BMW is leasing out for a year. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times)
Under the hood of Freeman’s BMW Mini E. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times)
A plug-in symbol on the Mini E. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times)
Specs on BMW’s experimental electric-vehicle conversion of the Mini Cooper. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times)
“Its all the G-force of a sports car without the guilt, Freeman says of his Mini E. (Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times)
