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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. l/100 km (51 mpg US) in the summer, and 5.3 Especially in the city.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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The primary measure in this analysis is the average miles driven per gallon of fuel for each year. No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 mpg for both years). A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3%

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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The primary measure in this analysis is the average miles driven per gallon of fuel for each year. No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 mpg for both years). A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3%

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EPA trends report finds MY 2021 fuel economy remained flat at a record high while CO2 levels hit new low

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miles per gallon (mpg), and new vehicle real-world CO 2 emissions fell by 2 g/mi to a record low of 347 grams per mile (g/mi). Since MY 2004, average fuel economy in the US has increased by 32%, or 6.1 Since MY 2004, average fuel economy in the US has increased by 32%, or 6.1 SOurce: EPA.

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EPA’s annual automotive trends report shows slight increase in fuel economy from MY2017 to MY2018

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miles per gallon, 0.8% miles per gallon MY 2017, according to the annual Automotive Trends Report released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 108 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 30%, or 5.8 In the US, Model Year (MY) 2018 vehicle fuel economy was 25.1

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. mpg, which is 0.5 mpg higher than MY 2012. mpg (annual increase of 0.5

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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