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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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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. The various BMC successors had tried and failed repeatedly to design a Mini successor over the decades , but it took a big stack of Deutschmarks (and, later on, Euros) to do the trick.

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World's Fastest PHEV

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Two vehicles have been produced to demonstrate what can be achieved using the companies in-wheel motor technology. The PML eWheel permanent magnet wheel motor is designed to be rugged and flexible. The QED has an all-electric range of 200-250 miles ( 333-417 km) and has a total range of about 932 miles (1,500 km).

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