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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? by BLNT, PriusPodcast.com. And how does a family end up with four Priuses to start with?

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200AH LiFePo4 Battery Test Results

DIY Electric Car

A DIY Electric Car Member, david85, has been testing a 200 Amp-Hour LiFePo4 Battery for a few weeks now and has been keeping a public journal of the results. Tags: LiFePo4 Product Reviews batteries.

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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. I also was in contact with a DIY Webshop in the Netherlands, Team AmateurRadioShop.nl , which still sells a kit of an earlier version of the radio.

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Do-It-Yourself Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

“I love Teslas,” says Graeme, owner of Oz-DIY Electric Vehicles, “they make great spare parts!” Graeme knows a lot about cars, both fossil fueled cars (ICE cars) and EV. He was the chairman of Australian Electric Vehicles Association Queensland for 7 years.

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Stuff We Use: Electric Ratchets

The Truth About Cars

Tucking into a DIY job out in the garage can be both a good and bad thing – it only takes one snapped bolt to turn a 30-minute job into a three-day ordeal. Electric ratchets have become a great deal more common in DIY toolboxes over the last few years, thanks in no small part to huge advancements in battery technology.

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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

In seven-seat mode the Sorento offers just 187 litres of boot space, which jumps to 616 litres in five-seat mode and a gigantic 2011 litres in two-seat mode – perfect for a trip to the big green shed or that DIY Swedish furniture store. The post 2024 Kia Sorento Review appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

Clean Fleet Report

When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup, it was after driving it for about five hours. The Maverick EcoBoost was not designed to be a heavy-duty work truck, but more for the weekend warrior/home owner doing DIY projects or used for active lifestyles for activities such as biking and kayaking.

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