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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 found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. My wife’s 2004 burns about 1 liter (1.05 What is it like to drive a hybrid?

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Older Tesla Model S builds to lose connectivity features with 3G network phase out

Teslarati

Tesla Model S owners with pre-June 2015 builds of the company’s flagship sedan are set to lose some connectivity features in their vehicle as AT&T is gearing up to shut down its inferior 3G network. AT&T’s decision to shut down the 3G network it has operated since 2004 in February 2022. is installed.

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First driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance developed for Toyota connected cars in Japan

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The plan is available to owners of certain units of Toyota connected cars, and uses driving data gathered via telematics technologies to adjust insurance premiums based on the level of safe driving every month. In 2004, the company launched a distance-based automobile insurance that utilized Toyota’s telematics technologies.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero Sedan With Manual Transmission

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You could get a new Alero with a Getrag five-on-the-floor all the way through the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004. I'd been looking for a discarded 1999-2004 Alero or 1999-2005 Grand Am with a manual transmission for years, with no success until I spotted this car. Connect to the road like a punch to the jaw! Hug your kids.

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GEM E825 DeltaQ Quiq Wont Charge

DIY Electric Car

I have an electrical issue with a Delta-Q Quiq charger that won`t charge 6 GEL batteries that are used in a 2004’ GEM E825 golf cart. There are a bunch of wires that need to be connected in order to charge the batteries. I think the problem lies in the wiring. The Delta Q charger is a 72V charger and had 8 wires as output.

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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years

Cars That Think

Connecting PARC’s Alto computers Ethernet’s development began in 1973, when Charles P. Metcalfe and Boggs had two criteria: The network had to be fast enough to support their laser printer, and it had to connect hundreds of computers within the same building. Thus new nodes could be added while existing connections were live.

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SEC slaps Total with cease-and-desist order, $153M disgorgement payment for bribes to Iranian official

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Between 1995 and 2004 the Iranian Official was first the head of one wholly owned subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (“NIOC”) and later the head of another NIOC wholly owned subsidiary. Disgorgement is the forced giving up of something—in this case, profits—illegally obtained.

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