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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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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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BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

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kg in most parts of the world before 2050. This is equivalent to gas priced at $6-12/MMBtu, making it competitive with current natural gas prices in Brazil, China, India, Germany and Scandinavia on an energy-equivalent basis. The report’s findings suggest that renewable hydrogen could be produced for $0.8 MMBtu) in 2050.

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Researchers show economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

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Improved battery technology plus access to cheap renewable electricity open the possibility of battery-electric rail. l –1 diesel price, US$100?kWh kWh –1 battery price (US$50?kWh kWh –1 replacement price), 30% station use rate and 3% discount rate. billion over 20? Both technologies are estimated using a 9.1-MWh

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Toyota Australia’s bZ4X price warning: ‘it’s not going to be cheap’

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The bZ4X will be the first of three EVs Toyota is promising by the end of 2026 as part of an electrified resurgence underpinned by more hybrids. This car will not be a cheap car.” The only clue to how expensive the bZ4X could be was in Toyota Australia suggesting it could be double the price of a RAV4.

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

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Emissions from buildings, industry and other parts of the economy rose, though less than in 2018. Natural gas generation made up much of the gap last year, as it has consistently in recent years, due to extremely cheap gas prices. Far less progress was made in other sectors of the economy.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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BNEF predicts that lithium-ion battery prices, already down by nearly 80% per megawatt-hour since 2010, will continue to tumble as electric vehicle manufacturing builds up through the 2020s. However, BNEF notes, this would still mean electricity failing to fulfill its part of the effort to keep global CO?

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