Engineering News 11 January 2012.

BMW South Africa (BMW SA) says it will conduct a local trial study of the Mini E during the first quarter of 2012, with the intention of launching the electric vehicle “locally at a later stage”…

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/bmw-to-study-electric-mini-for-south-african-launch-first-hybrid-scheduled-for-2012-2012-01-11