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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

It was time to buy our first car. I started to read up on the Prius and started looking at cars to buy in a week’s time, so the paperwork would be ready for my wife to use the car from the following week. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. He was surprised!

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Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi to provide financial assistance for EV charging infrastructure in Japan

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Must be installed along national expressways or car-only roads. Large-scale shopping malls, DIY stores, etc. Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.). Requirements for Financial Assistance. Requirements. Upper limit. Service areas, parking areas or highway rest stops. Roadway stations.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

Larger signs were printed, too, volunteers from a local car club posting them at street corners around Manteca. In addition to securing cars from private owners and the local Audi, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla dealerships, a used EV dealer was also engaged. Everyone loved these cars,” Beas said. DEED ride-and-drive event.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

The car was powered by thousands of small lithium batteries,” Pohorsky explained. Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. Staubel Roadter intro at EAASV meeting. Tesla licensed the technology.”

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. Cold starts mean more pollution. But you have to want to solve the problem.

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Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD

Clean Fleet Report

2021 Mazda CX-9 owners say things like “exceeds my expectations,” “I love it,” “it is one of the most beautiful cars on the road” and “super happy with my purchase.” For even more space, the second row folds flat producing plenty of room for a run to the DIY store or maybe some antiquing. Road Test: 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On! Like this post?