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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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Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. It was time to buy our first car. I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC.

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Cheaper to run and cheaper to buy: How new Tesla platform could undercut Toyota Corolla

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Tesla's Investor Day reveals Model 3 cost of ownership is already less than Toyota Corolla. The next gen model might be just as cheap to buy too. The post Cheaper to run and cheaper to buy: How new Tesla platform could undercut Toyota Corolla appeared first on The Driven.

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Cheaper to run and getting cheaper to buy: New Tesla platform could undercut Toyota Corolla

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Tesla's Investor Day reveals Model 3 cost of ownership is already less than Toyota Corolla. The next gen model might be just as cheap to buy too. The post Cheaper to run and getting cheaper to buy: New Tesla platform could undercut Toyota Corolla appeared first on The Driven.

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Comment on Nio allows Chinese owners of cars purchased on its BaaS model to buy out battery by Kuba

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I live in China 10 years, in Shenyang and now Foshan:) Gas is super cheap in China around 7-8rmb per liter. I have Toyota and it never breaks down, it depreciated 30k rmb in 5 years. I'd buy EV for fun driving but not for "saving money" ?

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

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The Toyota Prius was once reviled by most enthusiasts and often the butt of jokes, even in pop culture. The 2023 Toyota Prius changes the narrative without sacrificing the core mission. Still, if you want Lexus quiet from your hybrids, you’ll need to, you know, buy a Lexus. That stereotype was often unfair and inaccurate.

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2022 Toyota GR86 Premium Review – Same as It Ever Was, Thankfully

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Cheap speed is almost always welcome, even if there are sacrifices made. Such is the case with the 2022 Toyota GR86 – it’s a blast to drive, but you make sacrifices for the sake of fun. But as a weekend or track-day toy, for relatively cheap – a tick over 30 grand – the GR86 shines. That’s a relative bargain. liters to 2.4.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

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In the likely case of only a gradual return to previous higher prices—which Lux calls the “cheap oil” scenario in its analysis—then electric vehicle (EV) sales will dip by 20% for a number of years, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales will dip by about 14% during that same period, the research firm found.

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