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

Green Car Congress

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 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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Hacking A Car-Radio Chip Into The Ultimate SDR Receiver

Cars That Think

James Provost As an active radio amateur ( PE5PVB ) in the Netherlands, I became intrigued by the enthusiastic reviews I started seeing of the TEF6686. These modules are cheap—they can generally be found for around US $25. My enthusiasm grew when I found TEF6686 tuner modules on AliExpress.

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Stuff We Use: Locking Pliers

The Truth About Cars

For anyone not in the know or just getting started on their DIY journey, one of the handles on a set of locking pliers contains the mechanism for locking the thing in place; the other handle has a small thumb screw which determines how far the plier jaw will stay open whilst locked.

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This is the most innovative full-suspension electric scooter I’ve ridden in years

Baua Electric

Take a look at how it performs in my video review below. Then keep scrolling for the rest of my review. Easybike G16 video review Easybike G16 tech specs Motor: 750W continuous-rated, 1,500W peak-rated rear hub motor Top speed: 45 km/h (28 mph) Range: 40 km (25 mi) Battery: 52V 13Ah (676 Wh) Weight : 22.5

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. ↓ ↑ report 12 Throwback 11:29AM (4/23/2009) Envi includes the GEM entries. I think electric cars are the furture and this unit has some real world experience. Or maybe just snap up the engineers.