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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Ram 50 with 313,560 miles

The Truth About Cars

Mitsubishi, however, is a different story; today's Junkyard Find is the first discarded Mitsubishi I've ever documented with better than 300,000 total miles. Chrysler began importing Mitsubishis and selling them with its own badging in 1971 , when the first Dodge Colts arrived. 1986 Dodge Ram 50 in Colorado junkyard.

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Junkyard Find: 2008 Mercury Sable, Press Loaner Flashback Edition

The Truth About Cars

This one is at the U-Pull-&-Pay in Colorado Springs , which is about an hour's drive from my pad but is still one of my favorite Front Range yards to visit. If you're desperate for Colorado junkyard Corvair content, check out this '63 Monza Club Coupe I shot a few months ago or this '68 500 Sport Coupe I shot last month.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Suzuki Equator RWD Crew Cab

The Truth About Cars

Some examples of badge engineering worked out very well for both manufacturers involved, with the Mitsubishi-Chrysler partnership that gave North American car shoppers close to a quarter-century of Colts near the top of that list. 2009 Suzuki Equator in Colorado wrecking yard. 2009 Suzuki Equator in Colorado wrecking yard.

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

Revenge of the Electric Car

I also have a gas-guzzler for when I want to go up to San Francisco or drive up to Colorado. Even the car companies are saying, “Well, no one’s trying to buy our SUVs, so for us to stay in business, we need to have other kinds of cars.&#. I just finished a house that I’m calling the “Plug-In Mecca.&#

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged EVs

I spent 25 years buying and selling commodities, primarily focusing on North American energy—natural gas, crude oil, and then some electricity. We’ve done third-party thermostat integration, so if you buy a Honeywell or an Emerson Sensi or Ecobee thermostat, you can adjust your HVAC. Shawn: Correct.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. Duh, heres our $40K volt, buy it please?