Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Mini plans to continue selling gas-powered cars into the next decade, citing low EV adoption rates in North America as a key factor. EVs aren’t selling in the numbers the company expected them to—particularly in North America. With such a bleak forecast, Mini plans to sell gas-powered vehicles into the next decade. “Where Aceman fits that bill around the world, there’s something that helps us fill in that gap in North America,” Peyton said. Take the 2020 Mini Cooper SE—the brand’s first proper attempt at an electric vehicle, which wasn’t what we’d call spectacular.