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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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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? petrol engine is not running. The Atkinson cycle petrol engine was made for regular stop-starts and is very reliable. Code P0016.

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2025 Kia Carnival GT-Line Hybrid review – the perfect, pricey family bus

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READ MORE: Kia EV9 review: Why you should buy the entry-level Air, not the pricier ones READ MORE: The VW ID. Buzz GTX hot MPV locked in for Australia Its biggest negative has been the petrol 3.5-litre litre four-cylinder turbo-diesels has been the less thirsty but pricier alternative, but now, finally, a petrol-electric hybrids here.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

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Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. By contrast, average CO 2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles continued to fall in 2017, showing the largest annual decrease (7.7

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2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD review: The Captain Sensible alternative to a Tesla Model Y

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You better have deep pockets Our verdict on the BZ4X 2WD’s chief rival: Tesla Model Y RWD review 2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD price and equipment 2024 Toyota bZ4X FWD It’s $66,000 plus on-roads for this single motor front-wheel-drive BZ4X. READ MORE: Want a 2024 Toyota BZ4X on a full service lease? 2024 Toyota bZ4X FWD interior with 12.3-inch

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New Zealand Strategic Assessment of Biofuels Calls for Emphasis on Synthetic Diesel from Wood

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The biofuels currently being produced in New Zealand can only be used to supplement conventional petrol and diesel. The decrease in congestion on Auckland’s motorways when the price of a liter of petrol rose above two dollars in 2007 is testament to this flexibility, he said. These appear as Appendix A and Appendix B.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

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litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery. The petrol engine primarily acts as a range extender, so it is mostly droning away in a steady state in the background no matter what your left foot is doing. The steering is adjustable through two modes, but is light in either. SCORE: 3.5/5

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New UK study to explore feasibility for dynamic wireless charging for commercial transport

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This technology allows electric vehicles to charge their batteries or be powered directly, while being driven, and would allow vehicles with demanding duty cycles to switch from petrol or diesel to being electric. —Denis Naberezhnykh, Technical Director at Ricardo.