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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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We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. How did it all start? It was time to buy our first car.

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Cheap 2015 Nissan Leaf, Tesla drag racing, RI electric-car incentives: Today's car news

Green Car Reports

Today, how one reader got an exceedingly inexpensive new Nissan Leaf electric car, drag racing a "Ludicrous" mode-equipped Tesla Model S, and how Rhode Island uses money from polluters to fund its electric-car incentives. We've got details on the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq, multiple first drives, and more in our.