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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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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. I’ve never seen climate controls in any other car that were placed on the steering wheel for easy control. Yes, the climate control is also electric, making it also working when the 1.5

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. in emissions from on-road vehicles.

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Baker Institute expert: crude-oil production increase a risky strategy for Saudi Arabia

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As recently as 2015, Saudi energy officials dismissed suggestions that the kingdom would seek to raise its crude oil production capacity above its theoretical maximum of 12.5 Climate risk could also weigh into a decision to raise output. Krane’s paper is published in the journal Energy Policy. million barrels per day (m b/d).

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Under the central New Policies Scenario, automotive sales in non-OECD markets exceed those in the OECD by 2020, with the center of gravity of car manufacturing shifting to non-OECD countries before 2015. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. —WEO 2011. —Fatih Birol, IEA Chief Economist.

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Nissan and Enel to launch major V2G trial in the UK; LEAF and e-NV200

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The announcement follows the signing of a partnership agreement between Nissan and Enel in Paris in December 2015 during the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) to trial V2G technology in Europe. Earlier post.) A trial comprising 40 V2G units began in Denmark in January 2016.

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45% of commercial and public EV charging units in ChargePlace Scotland network went unused in August 2014

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The Committee for Climate Change suggests that at least 5% of the car fleet in Scotland should be electric by 2020 in order to reach “critical mass” for a larger roll out. Part of the reason for installing public charge points is to help drivers overcome their fear of range anxiety but this does not come cheap. EV targets in Scotland.

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Volkswagen Group invested €11.5B (US$12.9B) in R&D in 2014; ongoing focus on electromobility and digitalization of vehicles

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That is why he would like to see “ in Europe in particular, a climate where new technologies are not eyed with suspicion right from the outset ”, but rather a climate “ where innovations are truly welcome. ” Oil will not be as cheap as it is at the moment for ever. The CO 2 limits apply irrespective of fuel prices.

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