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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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That means I refuse to play the marketers' clever games with the Nissan LEAF, smart fortwo, Volkswagen up! The MSRP for the regular 2007 Mini Cooper was $18,050, while the hot-rod Cooper S version listed at $21,850 (those prices come to $27,673 and $33,498 in 2024 dollars). New for 2007 was this 1.6-liter department. department.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

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That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard. I couldn't get the hood latch to work, either, but all the 2006 and 2007 Tauruses got the ancient 3.0-liter liter Vulcan pushrod V6.

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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. Mt to 3.22 Mt (7% year-on-year growth).

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JRC report assesses R&I in low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT) in Europe; €2.3B spent from 2007-2020

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billion has been invested in research and innovation (R&I) for low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT), focusing on tank-to-wheel emissions and therefore excluding energy and fuel production, between 2007 and 2020. The fuels with the highest economic potential are already on the market (e.g. Bars not in scale.

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US exports of petroleum products up more than 60% since 2007 as markets become more globally integrated

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Total US exports of finished petroleum products have increased more than 60% since 2007 as markets have become more globally integrated, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). exports of gasoline and distillate increased by 133% and 144%, respectively, from 2007 to 2010. Annual U.S. Annual U.S. Source: EIA.

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API reports record US petroleum production in April: 10.543 million b/d; strongest April demand since 2007

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Total petroleum products delivered to the domestic market in April 2018 were 20,308,000 b/d—a seasonal decrease of 1.5% This was the strongest April monthly demand since 2007. The first four months of this year also saw US petroleum demand average 750,000 barrels a day above the same period in 2017 despite higher prices.

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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

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teragrams per year in 2007 (+72%). Historical annual BC emissions in the residential sector (A), industrial sector (B), and motor vehicles (C) from 1960 to 2007. Among all activities, rapid expansion of beehive coke ovens due to increased market demand contributed a large share to this jump, the authors found. Click to enlarge.

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