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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. I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. What is it like to drive a hybrid? How did it all start?

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2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid $249 lease tops June plug-in, hybrid, electric car deals

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Although the cheap low-interest or no-interest financing deals for new vehicles have mostly gone away, as the auto industry recalibrates supply to a new coronavirus-recovery norm for demand, many of them are still good through June in the green-car sector—leading to some standout deals for electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hybrid vehicles. (..)

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

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The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. Anticipated price of oil and forecast plug-in sales. Source: Lux Research. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

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The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. It can be used with both hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems. Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system appeared first on EV Central.

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Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid Deliveries Begin In UK, And It Ain't Cheap.

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We always knew the Volkswagen XL1 wouldn''t be cheap. It''s a limited-run, carbon-fiber bodied, plug-in hybrid, gull-winged low-slung eco supercar. None of that sounds cheap.

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Waterloo power management strategy greatly enhances durability of on-board fuel cells in FC-PHEV

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Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), with a colleague in Sweden, have used a power management strategy greatly to extend the durability of onboard fuel cells in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: an increase of 1.8, times, respectively, for an urban, highway and a combined urban-highway driving cycle. 2019.02.040.

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What plug-in car would you send your kids back to school in? Twitter poll results

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Last week, we asked our Twitter followers which plug-in car they might choose to send their kids back to school. Options ranged from the relatively affordable Nissan Leaf that offers great lease deals, to a plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, to a not-so-cheap used Tesla Model S. What plug-in.

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