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

Green Car Congress

I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. We can only think of driving a plug-in or a fully electric car as the next one if one of the Priuses has to go.

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China’s EV market hits its stride with 1-in-3 sales being electrified

Teslarati

Chinese electric vehicle sales have hit 31 percent of the overall market, with 25 percent being pure EVs, a substantial growth year-over-year. According to a report by CleanTechnica , sales of electrified vehicles in May hit 31 percent of the overall market with 25 percent being fully electric vehicles.

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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

Green Car Congress

Collecting real-world analysis of electric vehicles is essential in understanding actual demands and requirements of low carbon vehicles for consumers. Electricity providers E.ON —Brian Price, lecturer in Engineering Systems and Management at Aston.

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Comment on BYD catches up with Tesla in global BEV market share in Q3 by Midori Mayari

CN EV Post

The biggest nominal profits per unit sold come from ultra luxury and super sports cars; for example, I can guarantee you that the per unit profit of the fully electric Rimac Nevera supercar is many times higher than that of any Tesla car. @John Hanna In reply to John Hanna.

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Electric cars will remain ‘too pricey’ over next decade

Green Cars News

Electric cars are unlikely to become cheap enough to lead to widespread uptake over the coming decade, a new study concludes.

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2025 Cadillac Optiq Debuts As Compact Luxury Electric For The Whole World

The Truth About Cars

Optiq will be an important gateway to attract luxury EV intenders to Cadillac as we look to offer a fully electric portfolio by the end of the decade.” The manufacturer appears to have gone to great lengths to hide any obvious plastic components, as they’re all masked with interesting patterns or covered in softer materials.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Hyundai Kona Electric 472km: Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo, $283,000 The adventurous Taycan, the Cross Turismo , has SUV-like plastic body add-ons, wagon-esque rear, more cabin space and higher ground clearance, plus 93.4 Not cheap, but a 95kWh battery, 446km range and 150kW DC fast charging are wins. kWh battery for solid range.