The 2020 Seat Mii Electric is the latest vehicle to have been subjected to the much-loved in Europe, moose test.
Designed to replicate what happens when drivers suddenly swerve to avoid an impact and then try to get back in the same lane as quickly as possible, it turned out to be too much for the Spanish brand’s urban electric vehicle.
Conducted by KM77, the Mii Electric, which rode on 185/50R16 Continental EcoContact 5 tires, failed the test at 49.1 mph (79 km/h). Lowering the speed to 43.5 mph (70 km/h) helped it from hitting the cones, but raising it to 45.4 mph (73 km/h) made the car uncontrollable.
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Nonetheless, given that it was designed for city use rather than cruising on the highway or tackling a twisty mountain road, it was a satisfactory result. In its defense, the Mii Electric aced the slalom test as it did not hit any cones.
A rebadged version of the Volkswagen e-Up! and Skoda Citigoᵉ iV, the Mii Electric was unveiled last summer as the company’s first production electric vehicle. It packs a small motor that develops 82 HP (83 PS / 61 kW) and 156 lb-ft (212 Nm) of torque, backed up by a 36.8 kWh lithium-ion battery that gives it a WLTP-rated range of 161 miles (259 km) on a single charge. The battery supports DC fast charging, taking less than an hour to be filled from 0 to 80 percent, while using a 3-pin plug turns into an excruciating 16 hours.
Pricing starts from £19,800 (equal to $24,735) in the UK, €20,129.41 ($22,744) in Germany and €17,800 ($20,112) in Spain.
