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Mini and BMW move towards low-carbon future
Around a third of all cars produced inside Mini’s Oxford factory are now fully electric.
One of the UK’s most famous car brands is getting onboard in moving towards a low carbon future.
Of approximately 1,000 cars produced each day, around one-in-three are now fully electric.
With the help of parent company BMW, a range of measures have been actioned to make the manufacturing process even more efficient.
“Over the last five years, we’ve implemented more than 54 individual energy-saving projects saving more than 62 gigawatt-hours of energy,” BMW’s Environment Protection manager said.
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