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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? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. Having enough electric charge to last a 5-15 minute in silence in a traffic jam.

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EPA updates rules to ease commercialization of alternative fuel conversion systems

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated rules making it easier for manufacturers to sell fuel conversion systems—i.e., The updated final rule covers alternative fuel conversion of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines. Overview of Program Elements. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing.

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EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to make it easier for manufacturers to gain approval to sell fuel conversion systems. The proposed rule would cover conversions of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines, and would apply to all clean alternative fuels. Vehicle/Engine Age. Applicability.

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ALTe Powertrain Technologies introduces range-extended electric powertrain system for E350s

Green Car Congress

ALTe has already successfully implemented conversions in Ford F150 trucks, which have been driven by dozens of potential fleet customers. There are currently more than 125,000 E350 vans of the 2004-2010 model years registered to corporate, government and utility fleet owners in the US.

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INCITE supercomputing grants awarded to 56 projects; sustainable energy to next-gen materials

Green Car Congress

The INCITE program issued its first awards in 2004, when three projects received an aggregate five million core hours. Gregory Voth, University of Chicago, received 100 million core hours to investigate charge transport in thin-film ionomers. Today’s collective allocation of 5.8

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Hidden Cameras: What Travelers Need to Know

Baua Electric

At the federal level, the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004 prohibits “knowingly videotaping, photographing, filming, recording by any means, or broadcasting an image of a private area of an individual, without that individual’s consent, under circumstances in which that individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy.”

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

These include voyage planning, fueling (charging), cargo operations, and task management, among other activities. Zach spent a lot of time working on topics such as workplace charging and broad-based consumer adoption campaigns. Sterling's career in marine transportation also provides him experience in transportation logistics.