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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? The fourth one, a 2005, I bought for myself last year with 222k km (128k miles) with a full service history. My 2005 burns about 0.3-0.4

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Is Nissan’s Tokyo Motor Show Pivo 3 Concept A Mini Leaf In Disguise? We Find Out

Green Car Reports

If you’ve been a fan of electric cars for more than a few years, you’ll probably remember Nissan’s adventurous all-electric concept cars -- the Pivo 1 from 2005 or Pivo 2 from 2007.

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Continental and SK Innovation move forward on automotive Li-ion battery joint venture

Green Car Congress

Continental has years of experience in developing and producing battery electronics and entire battery systems as well as integrating them into the vehicle; Continental supplied the first mass-produced lithium-ion batteries in 2007. —Chey Jae-won, executive vice chairman of SK Group.

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

Get Electric Vehicle

Do we, however, have any knowledge of the history of electric vehicles? When it comes to the conventional innovation of electric cars, many people deserve recognition. Anyos Jedlik built an electric motor in 1828, and he used it to make the first miniature electric car.

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

DIY Electric Car

There have been 5 recession since then until now and I wanted to see if Oil had anything to do with them, because deep in my heart, I knew the most recent recession was directly caused by the oil price spikes that started in 2007 and peaked in 2008. By 2005 the Fed Funds Target Rate was 2.25% and then by the beginning of 2007 it was 5.25%.

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The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

23, 2007 -- General Motors Corp. could reportedly produce up to 60,000 Volt electric cars in 2010 , its first anticipated year on the market. Sales tripled the following year and topped 60,000 for the first time in 2005. Toyota sold 5,562 Prius models in 2000, when it was on the market for part of the year.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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