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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. 11 volts, we can look for a new battery. My wife’s 2004 burns about 1 liter (1.05

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Electric Quad Project.

DIY Electric Car

I have an 2004 Suzuki quadrunner (Z250 is anyone cares) It''s a rolling chassis only. My plan is to convert this ride into an EV. 36/48 volt. This is a 24 volt system, and made for flat, hard surfaces. I have the resources to create an adapter to convert the 13 spine either up or down to match a golf cart motor.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Now he’s on a new mission to convert America to plug-in cars. a hybrid is converted to a PHEV, it can reach a top speed of about 52 mph in electric mode before the gasoline engine takes over. Right now, only the Toyota Prius can be converted to a plug-in, Asher said in an interview. Army in Washington, D.C.,

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Turn a Vintage Hi-Fi Into a Modern Entertainment Center

Cars That Think

My wife grew up listening to records on this stereo, but now it was 2004, and vinyl was clearly dead and never coming back. A digital-to-analog converter then creates left- and right-channel audio signals to feed into the hi-fi. What the heck was this?

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

The current 12-volt electrical system and, above all, the new 48-volt system offer many ways of making driving even sportier, more comfortable and more efficient. Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). CalCars produced the worlds first plug-in Prius (the PRIUS+) in 2004. We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV).

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