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

Green Car Congress

I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. One of our 2006 Prius’ pack needed servicing and it only cost a few hundred dollars to fix 7 modules and change the bus bars connecting the modules by a hybrid shop. It was time to buy our first car.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

These are figures from Porsche’s internal statistics, which the company updates on an ongoing basis to keep track of safety issues. Vehicles standing longer than two weeks not connected to a charger. The supplier has a reputable name, but a cheap charger was chosen to keep costs down. Porsche’s Zuffenhausen site.

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Choosing the best EV charger for your electric car

Green Charging

Your vehicle’s charging cable is either tethered to the charger through a fixed connection or untethered through a type 1 or type 2 socket. Perhaps the reason why car owners opt for this type of charger connection is its longevity and fast speed charging. The vast majority of new EVs are now using type 2 chargers.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | 2022

Plug In India

You have different packages related to connectivity available from Rs 1500 to Rs 2400 per annum servicing is extra. Basically they have used software and hardware engineering to protect the battery pack The Ather 450X and 450 Plus are true connected scooters - with remote monitoring, over the air we software updates etc.

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Stopping Infection Outbreaks with AI and Big Data

Cars That Think

Steven Cherry That 1-in-31 statistic is more than a little scary. Steven Cherry Lee, I should disclose at this point that I have my own connection to the University of Pittsburgh. I was surprised by the result, but when you think about it, whole-genome sequencing is relatively cheap.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Wading through the wealth of rental statistics from sources like the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the Urban Institute , I discovered the full scope and complexity of the impediments involved. Atom Power says its smart circuit breaker will make charging electric cars as cheap and easy as using Wi-Fi. households.

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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

Cars That Think

The connections blanketed an area of Manhattan running from East 38th Street to East 96th Street, a swath of the city’s most expensive real estate. Tiny, cheap, and almost impossible to detect in action, induction coils were in wide use in wiretapping operations of all sorts by the late 1930s, and nowhere more so than in New York.