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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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Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. And how does a family end up with four Priuses to start with? How did it all start? We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family.

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GHSA report: 6,590 pedestrians killed on US roads in 2019, highest since 1988

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This projection represents a continuation of an increasing trend in pedestrian deaths going back to 2009 and would be the largest annual number of pedestrian fatalities in the US since 1988. From 2009 to 2018, the number of nighttime pedestrian fatalities increased by 67%, compared to a 16% increase in daytime pedestrian fatalities.

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NASA Glenn develops automated flywheel pulse-and-glide system; improving fuel economy up to 40-100%

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A 2009 SAE paper by a team from Virginia Tech and Argonne National Laboratory found that a simulated PnG driving strategy in a Ford Focus delivered 33-77% fuel economy improvement depending on different speed ranges and acceleration times. The downside of such a technique is that it currently requires sustained attention from the driver.

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Scrapyard Find: 2009 Alfa Romeo Brera S

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DOE: Adjusted for inflation, the price of gasoline in 2019 was similar to the price in 1929

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From 2002 to 2008, the price of gasoline rose substantially, but then fell sharply in 2009 during the economic recession. The graph below shows the effect of the oil embargo in the early 1980s. In 2012, prices reached the highest level in both current and constant dollars but began a steep decline thereafter.

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Used Car of the Day: 2009 Scion xB

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Anyway, this 2009 Scion xB has a five-speed manual and 123,000 miles. Our seller says it has been well maintained with the oil changes done at the OEM-recommended 5,000 miles, but it has been in an accident, way back in 2009. This might be the first Scion ever featured in this series. Apparently, it was totaled.

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US households are holding on to their vehicles longer

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The turnover of household vehicles has slowed since 2009, based on US Department of Transportation surveys of household vehicle travel, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported. years in 2009 to 10.5 years in 2009 to 10.3 The increases in average age between 2009 and 2017 ranged from a low of 0.4

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