Auto Express – August 20, 2019

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PRODUCTS Reusablecupstested

REUSABLE

Prefer to sip on the go?Wetry eight top-selling designs

PRODUCTGROUPTEST21|8|2019

Everyweek,weextensively test all thelatestcar kitfromtyres to trimcleaners.

Logontowww.autoexpress.co.uk to look through ourhuge online test archive

SWAPPINGfromadisposablecup

toareusablemugisn’tjustbetterforthe

environment,itcanalsosaveyoumoney.

Mostofthehigh-streetcoffeeshopsnow

offeradiscountforusingyourowncup,

oryoucanmakeadrinkathomeand

relyonadecentinsulatedmugtokeep

ithotforanentirejourney.

Sowhichisthebestforyourcoffeefix

inthecar?We filledeighttofindout.

TomBarnard

BEST BUYIFtheenvironmentis

yourincentivetogoreusable,then

therCUPhasanaddedbonus–it’s

actuallymadefromrecycleddrinks

cups.Itwasn’tjustthisweliked,

though,becauseithasacleverlid,

whichwascompletelyleak-freewhen

closed.Pressthetopdownandyou

cansipfromanypoint,ratherthan

havingtolookforanopening.

Itfittedwellintobothofourcars’

cup-holders,isdishwasher-safeand

looksprettygood,too.

RECOMMENDEDWEweren’t

expectingmuchfromthiscupbecause

itlookslikeadisposableandcostonly

£1.10–thecheapestcupinthistest.

You’llquicklyearnthatbackifyouget

yourcoffeefromStarbucks,though,

giventhatthefirmwillknockoff25p

eachtimeyouuseanyreusablecup.

Buttheresultsweresurprising

becauseitworkedwell,retaining80C

ofheatdespitehavingnoinsulation.

You’llneedtostockuponcardboard

sleevesthough,becausetheoutside

ofthecupgetshottothetouch.

RECOMMENDEDTHISruggedmug

hastwinwallstokeeptheoutside

coolandthedrinkshot,anditreally

worked,withthehighestretained

temperatureinourtest.You’llalso

loveitifyou’rethirsty,becauseit

holdsamassive480ml.

It’sdishwasher-safeandshouldslot

intomostcarcup-holders,althoughthe

widthandhandlemadeitanawkward

fitintheBMW. Ithasvalueonitsside,

though;the‘list’priceis£12.99,but

itcurrentlycostsonly£6.49.

ASyoumightexpectfromthefamous

Thermosflaskbrand,thismugis

insulatedandmaintainedthewater’s

heatwellinourtest.Bothofourcar

cup-holdersheldtheThermocafé

snuglyanditlooksprettygoodvalue,

especiallyifyoushoparoundonline.

Onthedownside,thestainless

steelfinishlookssmartwhenit’s

new,butquicklypicksupfingerprints.

You’llneedtoreachforthewashing-up

liquidtoscrubthemoff,too,because

thiscupisn’tdishwasher-friendly.At

leastitcomeswithahandle,though.

rCUP12oz

Price:£12

Capacity:340ml

Retainedheat:80C

Rating:★★★★★

Contact:www.rcup.co.uk

Starbucks

Price:£1.10

Retainedheat:80C

Rating:★★★★★

Contact:www.starbucks.co.uk

MountainWarehouse

TravelMug

Price:£6.49

Retainedheat:87C

Rating:★★★★★

Contact:www.mountainwarehouse.com

ThermosThermocafé

Price:£5.92

Retainedheat:85C

Rating:★★★★★

Contact:www.amazon.co.uk

TRAVELCUPS

“Reusablemugsaregood

fortheenvironmentand

cansave youmoney”

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