2020 Mini Cooper S E electric car’s reveal date announced

Although we’ve pretty much seen

the production 2020 Mini Cooper S E electric hatchback

, we’ve been in the dark about when the car, and more importantly its specifications, will officially be revealed. But now the company says we’ll see it on July 9, just a few weeks away.

As you can see above, the car pulls many design cues from

the Frankfurt concept

such as the mostly filled-in grille with a yellow-green stripe and the nifty four-spoke wheels. Of course it’s also clearly and closely based on the regular Mini

Hardtop

, and it even features the Mini

Cooper S

hood scoop. That’s another indication that Mini intends for it to be comparable to a sporty gas-powered model.

We’re most anxious for confirmation on performance specifications.

In our prototype drive

, we learned that the motor is based on the one from the

BMW

i3S, so it should make about 181 horsepower, just 8 shy of the gas-powered Mini Cooper S. But the range estimate given during the prototype drive was a rather low 120 miles. That’s actually a little less than the 150 miles of

the prototype Mini E from about a decade ago

. More finalized numbers should be available after the official reveal.