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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. We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries.

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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

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Ford says it is using the Unreal Engine 3D platform that is used in computer gaming. We were also given the chance to use the available drift brake – which is available with both engines, including with manual-transmission GTs. The base price for an EcoBoost Mustang is $30,920 -- $39,020 for a convertible. It’s not perfect.

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Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

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The process is detailed in a paper in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering. The process uses relatively little energy and a relatively cheap material—iron sulfide with a trace amount of molybdenum as an additive. The initial process used iron oxide to break down the fossil fuels. 1c03410.

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Univ of Washington team working to make poplar coppice viable cheap, high-volume biofuel feedstock

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The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. Our research proved that poplar coppice can be a good option to meet the cheap, high-volume criteria of biofuel feedstock. Chang Dou, Wilian F. Marcondes, Jessica E.

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Top 5 : Best Cheap Electric Bike Conversion Kit With Battery 2021

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Good, you are searching to convert your bike into an electric bike & also searching for a cheap electric bike conversion kit with battery. Before selecting any cheap electric bike conversion kit with battery you must have gone through a small electric bike conversion kit selection guide. ″ 700C Rear Wheel Ebike.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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liter turbocharged straight-four engine co-developed by Peugeot and BMW, replacing the supercharged Brazilian 1.6 This engine was rated at 175 horsepower and 177 pound-feet. There were convertible versions of the Cooper and Cooper S available as well. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful.

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Junkyard Find: 1980 Fiat X1/9

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Still, there were four Fiat models available here during the first couple of years of the 1980s, including the mid-engined X1/9. The X1/9 was developed from the 1969 Autobianchi A112 Bertone concept car , and it was cheap to produce in large part due to its use of the Fiat 128 's front suspension and powertrain mounted in the back.

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