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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. The symptoms start with a check engine light (CEL) that sometimes comes on. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. The brake light LED can wear out on the 2004, 2005 models.

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Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid Deliveries Begin In UK, And It Ain't Cheap.

Green Car Reports

We always knew the Volkswagen XL1 wouldn''t be cheap. None of that sounds cheap. And as Volkswagen UK reveals pricing for the light-weight plug-in hybrid, we now know just how not-cheap it actually is: £98,515, or just under $169,000 at current.'

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

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The entire unit is relatively light and compact; the five-door and five-seat Golf blue-e-motion weighs just 205 kg more than a comparable Golf BlueMotion TDI with DSG.

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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

EV Central

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. Fresh sketches of the2027 Volkswagen ID.1small

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I took a Tesla new Model Y Demo Drive – Here’s what I learned

Teslarati

The addition of the light bar on the front and the taillight bar that glows were two modernized designs that Tesla chose to implement on this vehicle. Interior Changes and Higher Quality Materials In the past, I’ve been sort of hesitant to buy Teslas because, for $35,000+, I felt like some of the interior parts were cheap.

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An abundant and inexpensive water-splitting photocatalyst with low toxicity active in visible light

Green Car Congress

Many water-splitting photocatalysts, such as titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), can decompose water and produce hydrogen fuel when absorbing ultraviolet light. However, due to their inability to absorb visible light, which accounts for more than half of solar energy, their practical use in the conversion of solar energy is limited.

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Cheap Sensors for Smarter Farmers

Cars That Think

With the new, cheap sensors, farmers will be able to collect data on their farms without worrying about the variability. This sensor, developed by Matteo Rinaldi and his team at Northeastern University, shines infrared light on the leaves of a plant. By reading the reflected light, it can tell if the plant is dehydrated or not.

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