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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. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. It was time to buy our first car.

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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

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Full disclosure: Ford flew me to Southern California and fed and housed me. The around-town ride is unsurprisingly a little stiff, though not too bad on smooth Southern California roads. It used to be about style for the base cars and cheap speed for the more-powerful ponies. It’s not perfect. Mustangs never really have been.

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Used Car of the Day: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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Today we bring you some cheap wheels. This California-based Jeep has 253,000 miles on it and is four-wheel drive with aftermarket tires/wheels and the 4.7-liter The ask for this 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee is just $3,800. It has the tow package and the seller upgraded the front brake calipers and rotors.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. Outside of California, the device has been approved for use by commercial fleet vehicles in Michigan, Arizona, and Texas, and 10 additional U.S. Update 14 Oct.

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Hydrogen Trains, Upgrading A Water Heater, Cheap Solar — CleanTechnica Top 20

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Hydrogen trains in California, the various tech options on the market when upgrading your water heater, and the US […]. Another week has flown by and we’ve got another roundup of our top (most popular) stories of the week. This past week, the interest (and content) was all over the map, as it was last week.

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Largest fast-charging site, better hydrogen station, Mach-E and cheap gas: Today?s Car News

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A California city now claims to have the largest public fast-charging site. Pasadena, California, is now claiming to have the largest public DC fast-charging station. Hydrogen fuel-cell stations promise speedier throughput on busy weekends. And Ford isn’t worried about low gas prices and EV adoption.

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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. Job growth between 2006 and 2015 in California outpaced rates experienced prior to 2006, and outpaced total US employment gains by 27%. Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10.