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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

Here's an '07 Cooper S model in a Colorado yard. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful. You could do a lot worse than a Mini Cooper S as a cheap project car, thanks to their fell-off-a-cliff depreciation and vast parts availability. 2007 Mini Cooper S in Colorado junkyard. department.

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Junkyard Find: 1948 Dodge Custom Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Chrysler managed the feat for the 1949 model year; we admired a Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan from that year in a Colorado car graveyard last summer, and today we're going to take a look at an example of one of the last of the stopgap postwar Chrysler products : this '48 Dodge in a yard just south of Denver.

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Why is Hydroelectricity So Green, and Yet Unfashionable?

Cars That Think

There is no end of gushing about China’s cheap solar panels—but when was the last time you saw a paean to hydroelectricity? The United States got the Grand Coulee on the Columbia River, the Hoover Dam on the Colorado, and the dams of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of large dams began before World War II.

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

The bathtub is cheap for us, so when it comes to how much we can store, we can increase that capacity quite cheaply,” says Michael Simpson , the cofounder of Cheesecake Energy. Maplewell Energy , a Colorado-based company which makes software that automates these decisions, hopes to make that easy for commercial customers.

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Cheap Sensors for Smarter Farmers

Cars That Think

One of the benefits of using print electronics is being able to mass-produce at a low cost, says Gregory Whiting at the University of Colorado, Boulder, one of the principal investigators of the team working on the sensors. With the new, cheap sensors, farmers will be able to collect data on their farms without worrying about the variability.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. Feature: The Genesis Experience Son-Nim – “Honored Guest” Corporations are well-known for saying how much they care about and value their customers.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

EV Match

In this follow-up to our article covering commercial incentives from last month, we’ll explore some of the rebates that can help you bring EV charging home on the cheap. Black Hills Energy – Colorado. Black Hills Energy is a utility provider in Colorado. 240 volt, and new.