Stratford-upon-Avon Living Jan - Feb 2021

MINI ELECTRIC
ADVERTISING FEATURE
MINI is more than just a car,
it’s a feeling and the MINI
Electric is no different...
With the Trademark MINI look, contrasting roof and mirrors and
characteristic wide set headlights it is every bit a MINI. With a
driving range of up to 145 miles and costing as little as 4 pence
mile, the MINI Electric will offer it’s driver some serious savings
on energy. On top of that you’ve got government grants and
cheaper maintenance to benefit from.
MINI have kept the styling and customisation as easy as
1,2,3 with the choice of three style packs, each with their own
innovative technology and features. The MINI Electric comes with
MINI Navigation, including Apple Car Play, Digital Cockpit and
Cruise Control as standard; with the Level 3 specification offering
Panoramic sunroof, full leather, head up display and Harman /
Kardon speakers.
Are you considering making the move to electric? With the MINI
Electric you can make the switch to electric without losing any
of the things you love about MINI. With zero exhaust emissions,
you’re creating less pollution as you drive whilst cutting running
costs by up to three quarters in comparison to a traditional petrol
or diesel car.
driving a MINI Electric is how calm it feels inside. Without the
need to change gear, accelerating feels smooth and effortless
with instant torque from the electric motor and when you put your
foot down, there’s an immediate response and surge of speed
which keeps the ‘go-kart’ feel of MINI present in MINIs first fully
electric car.
Rybrook MINI Shrewsbury decided to put the MINI Electric to
the test, enlisting the help of local Go Kart track, Rednal Karting.
They pitted it up against it’s petrol engine sibling – the MINI
Cooper S, testing it’s acceleration and driveability around the
tight turns of the Go Kart track.
MINI is renowned for being a car inspired by the track but built
for the open road. One of the first things you will notice when
a better world is possible
If you’d like to watch how the MINI Electric got on visit Rybrook’s
YouTube channel RybrookTV.
News about climate breakdown
and the ecological emergency we’re
facing can be really overwhelming.
Author and Campaigner Natalie
Fee tells us more...
Over the last few years we’ve heard how bad things are getting –
from losing half the world’s wildlife, to only having 10 years (from
2020) to avoid irreversible climate breakdown.
Yikes. It’s no wonder many of us turn the other way, feeling
slightly guilty on the surface but deep down, a bit powerless.
But what if even something seemingly trivial, like switching to a
bamboo toothbrush, actually changed the world? Well, it does!
And here’s why. Individual action is the most powerful thing
you’ve got. We’re social creatures and we like to fit in - when we
see more of our peers are carrying reusables bottles, or growing
veg, or choosing a staycation, we shift our behaviour too. That
creates a trend, trends drive demand, and demand drives
investment. We’ve seen this happen again and again through our
not-for-profit campaign group, City to Sea.
I set it up in 2015, and we’ve since seen supermarkets change
whole product lines (we got nine major UK retailers to switch to
paper cotton buds) and now, big brands like Tampax bringing out
a reusable menstrual cup, and Colgate launching their bamboo
toothbrushes.
My book, How to Save the
World for Free, is packed full of
differences we can all make in
our day to day lives – from food
to travel, sex to banking – as well
as giving us ways to influence
governments and corporations
to pull their fingers out. And if
plastic’s your pet peeve, sign
up to get City to Sea’s monthly
‘Plastic-free Journal’ delivered to
your inbox at citytosea.org. uk.
Can we make 2020 the year we turn things around for this
magical blue planet we call home?
With the UK reaching for net zero carbon emissions by 2030, I
think we can answer that question with a big, green, YES.
For more tips please visit: www.theaa.com
Natalie Fee is an award-winning
campaigner and founder of the national
campaign group, City to Sea. Her book
(an Amazon #1 Best-Seller!), How to
Save the World for Free, is available
from all good bookshops or from
nataliefee.com/books
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