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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? I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. That is normal.

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Rice researchers engineer E. coli to produce succinate efficiently from soybean mash

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In 2004, the US Department of Energy (DOE) named succinic acid one of 12 “platform” chemicals that could be produced from sugars by biological means and turned into high-value materials. A team at Rice University has engineered E. coli bacteria to produce succinate (an ester of succinic acid) from soybean mash.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. Coal’s share in primary energy in 2017 fell to 27.6%, the lowest since 2004.

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VW Coming Up PHEV? Why Not UP EV?

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nk City that Ford confiscated in 2004. Easy parking and super cheap to refill. Only 18 inches longer and one inch wider than my beloved 53 mile range Th!nk Sure would make a sweet all-electric city car! I say 75 mile range sub-$25K and they've got an urban green dream machine.

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Startup commercializing thermo-acoustic Stirling technology for combined heat and power for homes

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While the analysis and design of such systems can be complex, the result can be potentially cheap to manufacture. Backhaus (2004) “ Design of a High Efficiency Power Source (HEPS) Based on Thermoacoustic Technology ,” Final report, NASA contract no. Resources. Buckmaster and W. Tward, and S. NAS3-01103, CDRL 3f /ul>.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal. Annual investment in the global renewables industry had grown from $16.5

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Every big carmaker seems to be developing one, and governments are vying with each other to support them.