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

Green Car Congress

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. It was time to buy our first car. I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC.

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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

The Truth About Cars

One note – if you want the magnetic ride package, and I think you do, you need to first buy the Performance Package. Fuel economy for the EcoBoost is 22 mpg city/33 mpg highway/26 mpg combined, and 21/29/24 with the Performance Pack. It used to be about style for the base cars and cheap speed for the more-powerful ponies.

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Elio Motors to buy engines, abandons building its own

Green Car Reports

Elio Motors, which has been struggling since 2009 to build its own ultra-cheap, small, fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car, announced Thursday that it will source an engine from a major automaker. Previously, the company planned to build its own 3-cylinder engine with up to 55 horsepower for its projected 84-mpg three-wheeler.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

The Truth About Cars

Similarly, you won’t buy this car for its cornering ability, but it no longer feels like any level of aggression will overcome the tires and send you into the bushes. Still, if you want Lexus quiet from your hybrids, you’ll need to, you know, buy a Lexus. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined.

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Cheap Fuel Efficiency: Ten 40 MPG Cars For Under $20,000

Green Car Reports

That being the case, why buy an expensive car in the first place, potentially taking years longer to pay off the fuel savings? For many people, the purchase of a fuel efficient car is usually made to save money on driving, as the cost of being a car owner rises further and further.

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Review: 2024 Ford F-150 Hybrid smooths out

Baua Electric

Based on how well the Hybrid now drives, hauls, and generates its way to higher mpg, it probably should have been the headline all along. Those power ratings haven’t changed, and it’s still among the most powerful light-duty full-size pickups money can buy, without looking to a Raptor or RHO badge. Buy the truck, get a generator.

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Carbon Counter charts emissions and price of all US auto models – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The terms “cheap” or “expensive” as we use them in this article refer to these lifetime costs, without including any federal or state incentives.) Big winners: Hyundai Ioniq Electric —This is the lowest-emission vehicle you can buy, and it’s one of the cheapest plug-ins on a TCO basis.