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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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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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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. Lux on the price of oil. Source: Lux Research.

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BluE Nexus’s first eAxle adopted on Toyota’s bZ4X EV

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Furthermore, top-class electric mileage has also been achieved through the optimal magnetic design of the motor, the joining technology to shorten coil ends, low-viscosity oil for the eAxle, and loss reduction technologies such as the new reverse-conducting IGBT (RC-IGBT).

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Panasonic Group confirms it will supply Li-ion batteries for Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The Panasonic Group will supply the lithium-ion batteries for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Prius Plug-in Hybrid. Li-ion cell for Prius PHV. Given the growing public concern for conserving the environment and escalating oil prices, the demand for rechargeable batteries for eco-friendly vehicles is expected to grow rapidly.

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Toyota launching condominium-based vehicle car-sharing program with plug-in hybrid Prius and iQ EVs

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Two condominiums in Tokyo and one condominium in Aichi Prefecture will each receive two of a total of six Prius Plug-in Hybrid and iQ-based electric vehicle units managed by nearby Toyota vehicle rental and lease companies. TMC, in collaboration with condominium developers and IHI Transport Machinery Co.

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime, Uber goes green, Leaf takes on Bolt EV: Today's Car News

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Today, we hit the road in the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime, compare the old Nissan Leaf to the new Chevrolet Bolt EV, and learn how the West is going green. Dubai built its fortune on oil, but the emirate's Uber services are going green (in. Oh, and for $2,000 or more a month, you can now subscribe to Porsche.

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This American hybrid concept faced spiking gas prices with six wheels

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Long before the Toyota Prius and the GM EV1 were conceived, an U.S. And the car, first shown on the heels of the 1979 oil crisis and simply called the Hybrid, had six wheels. company not otherwise known for making cars showed a most unusual vehicle possibly described as a progenitor of plug-in hybrids.

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