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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

When BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, the original Mini (which began production by the British Motor Corporation in 1959) was still being built. Mini dealers offered many add-on accessories, including these John Cooper Works sill plates. Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

EVs can have issues, and If you don’t have a dealer, you can be stuck,” agreed Rob Upson, who is White’s chapter co-founder. I was told by the cops that if I didn’t stop driving with just the dealer plates, they’d arrest me and throw me in jail Five years to pass NEV legislation It took White five years to get things changed.