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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. I had a discussion with Peter on the topic who has been working together with a company developing a protective shield that can be installed in the Prius.

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Tesla Model 3s from Hertz are going for as low as $14,000

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Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. Obviously, the reason those Model 3s are listed so cheap is due to their high mileage over a short period of time and the fact that people are a lot less careful with rental vehicles.

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KU Leuven team creates solar panel that produces hydrogen from moisture in air

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A traditional solar panel converts between 18 to 20% of the solar energy into electricity. m² that converts 15% of the sunlight straight into hydrogen gas. If all goes well, more panels will be installed on a piece of land in the street. The KU Leuven bioscience engineers solved this problem by designing a solar panel of 1.6

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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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This approach helps overcome another issue with lithium-air batteries: As the chemical reaction involved in charging and discharging converts oxygen between gaseous and solid forms, the material goes through huge volume changes that can disrupt electrical conduction paths in the structure, severely limiting its lifetime.

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

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The concept car’s 30 battery modules—comprising 180 lithium-ion cells—were installed in spaces adapted to the vehicle architecture: in the floor of the trunk (fully usable cargo capacity: 275 liters, 9.7 On average, 45.8% drive less than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) (one-way commute), another 28.1% between 10 and 25 kilometers (6.2

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We’re the New Renewables

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This WindBox turbine, installed on the roof of a building in Rouen, France, is 1.6 But a new generation of TEGs uses cheaper, less toxic materials that convert both heat and kinetic energy to electricity with greater efficiency than earlier versions. household).

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ETH Zürich team developing light-duty natural gas-diesel hybrid electric powertrain; 43 g/km CO2

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They then installed a port-fuel injection system for gaseous fuels; a low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation system; and cylinder-pressure sensors in all four cylinders. At medium to high loads the engine is operated stoichiometrically, which enables the use of a three-way catalytic converter. The team started with a standard 2.0L