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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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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. The drive went well, there were some minor things the car needed but it had a full service history and when I asked for a 500-dollar-lower asking price than list price, the seller accepted.

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Price fighter!  Volkswagen shows more of its cheap Volkswagen ID.1 ahead of 2027 release when it will take on the BYD Dolphin and MG4

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and rival the current crop of cheap Chinese EVs including the cut-price BYD Dolphin and MG4 as well as the inbound European Renault Twingo EV, the new baby VW EV has been confirmed for price that will kick-off at around 20,000 ($A33,000). Still to be confirmed for the cheap VW EV is its name. The post Price fighter!

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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Our new technology could help to drive down the cost of biofuels so that they eventually replace fossil fuels in transport and aviation—a much happier situation for the environment and one we are all working towards. —Kim et al. —Professor Andrew Livingston of Imperial’s Department of Chemical Engineering.

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IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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While there are many effective solutions for daily energy storage, the most common being batteries, a cost-effective long-term solution is still lacking. The investment costs of UGES are about 1 to 10 US$/kWh and power capacity costs of 2.000 US$/kW. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Energies.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. The design permits larger amounts of energy to be stored at lower cost than with traditional batteries.

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CRU: Lithium prices plunging as hype meets reality; impact of new supply, disappointing BEV sales

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CRU analysts observe that lithium prices have steadily declined since the end of Q1, finally crashing through the $10/kg LCE mark at the end of July. While many are forecasting long-run prices for lithium in the mid-teens LCE, citing refinery bottlenecks and the potential for ramp-up delays in the mining and refining sector, CRU disagrees.

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Dirt Cheap Batteries Enable Megawatt-Scale Charging Without Big Grid Upgrades Right Away

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Battery prices have continued to plummet, frankly faster than even battery optimists such as myself dreamed of. We’re seeing commercial, scaled, price points that we didn’t expect to see until 2030 or later. In 2022, a kilowatthour of battery capacity cost US$159. That has big implications for electric trucking.

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