So you thought electric cars where things for the distant future? Think again. BMW has been hard at work creating a fully electric Mini, cleverly named the MINI E.

Don’t worry about power, the Mini E can get to 100 km/h in just 8.5 seconds and can reach an electronically limited 152km/h. That means if they hadn’t had the limit the MINI would be capable of travelling even faster. You can travel a full 240 kilometres or more from just one charge of your MINI E.

But when is it coming out? Unfortunately BMW are only releasing 500 Mini Es for testing. BMW’s goal is, “to start series production of all-electric vehicles over the medium term as part of its Number ONE strategy”

Although the Mini E may just be in the testing stages BMW are keeping the doors open for a possible full launch in the future. No petrol dependence? Sign me up!