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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. 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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Cheap Sensors for Smarter Farmers

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Traditional sensors were too expensive for the farmers to buy in large quantities, and, as a result, the special resolution wasn't high enough to reflect this variability. With the new, cheap sensors, farmers will be able to collect data on their farms without worrying about the variability.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

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In the likely case of only a gradual return to previous higher prices—which Lux calls the “cheap oil” scenario in its analysis—then electric vehicle (EV) sales will dip by 20% for a number of years, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales will dip by about 14% during that same period, the research firm found. Lux on the price of oil.

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U.S. Taxis Get Greener; Hybrid & Electric Cabs Increasing

Green Car Reports

Sturdy, simple and cheap to buy, cars like Ford's Crown Victoria have become part of the landscape in cities like New York. For decades, the stalwart of the taxi ranks has been the full-size sedan. But with rising gas prices and concerns over emissions, things are really changing.

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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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This is part of a research project in which Volvo Buses, Göteborg Energi, Riksbyggen and Johanneberg Science Park are working together to examine electricity storage in apartment blocks that have their own electricity production via solar panels.

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So Who Exactly Buys A Scion iQ Minicar? Now Toyota Knows

Green Car Reports

The figure is important for Toyota, as the hardest part of selling cars is often attracting buyers to the brand. With the cheap, entry-level iQ model in the Scion range, Toyota is hoping that buyers will move.

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Why the massive influx of Chinese EVs will end in tears | Opinion

EV Central

It’s fabulous, but will anyone buy a $135,000 Chinese MPV? However, that’s mainly thanks to its super-cheap Tiggo 4 Pro SUV ($23,990 drive-away), not an electric car. The early adopters have acted but the rest of the vehicle-buying public has not followed. Bloody hell. The Zeekr 009 is on sale in Australia.

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