{"id":286962,"date":"2023-11-07T12:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286962"},"modified":"2023-11-07T12:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:49:07","slug":"mini-electric-costs-10k-more-than-petrol-and-has-an-effective-range-of-100-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286962","title":{"rendered":"Mini Electric Costs \u00a310K More Than Petrol\u2013And Has An Effective Range Of 100\u00a0Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Mini Electric is temptingly priced is that it doesn\u2019t have a very big battery, and the official range between charges is only around 145 miles. You won’t even get that far in real-world driving but you have to pay a higher price than buying a petrol car.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t use Facebook much, but am always astonished to see how many adverts for EVs appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are companies so desperate to sell them, or is this the Nudge Unit at work again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyway, it\u2019s a good opportunity to check out prices again.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cheapest Mini EV comes in at \u00a332,550:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The specs of the two cars are similar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The range of the EV is given as 140 miles, which means less than 100 in reality, making it utterly useless for anything other than round town.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No wonder Mini are so desperate to advertise them on Facebook!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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