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

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. This criteria only left the Prius in play.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Here I took advantage of already owning an electric lawnmower, figuring that the 40-volt, 4-ampere-hour battery I had for it would serve well. rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Squeezing the rear brake (which I'd normally.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Here I took advantage of already owning an electric lawnmower, figuring that the 40-volt, 4-ampere-hour battery I had for it would serve well. rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Squeezing the rear brake (which I'd normally.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Chevys volt is exactly what a family with kids would need, as is the Tesla model S, and yea, theyre both pricey. ↓ ↑ report 12 Throwback 11:29AM (4/23/2009) Envi includes the GEM entries. Or maybe just snap up the engineers. Follow us on Twitter!