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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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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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will supply European Energy A/S with up to 60,000 tonnes per year of liquefied biogenic CO 2 for a period of 10 years. The benefit for us is the ability to sell the biogenic CO 2 from our plants that is produced when we convert organic materials to methane and CO 2. Waste-to-biogas company Anaergia Inc.

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VWG Oldenburg acquires 15 MAN CNG hybrid buses; MAN Lion’s City 12 G with EfficientHybrid technology

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The new buses have a crankshaft starter generator on board that converts braking recuperation energy into electrical energy. The intelligent energy management of the EfficientHybrid module uses the energy created through recuperation during braking and then stored in ultracaps to supply the on-board network.

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Piëch Automotive unveiling Piëch Mark Zero electric sports car at Geneva; 500 km range, 80% charge in 4:40 minutes

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Other concepts such as convertibles or pick-ups are also conceivable. The necessary charging infrastructure is supplied by Qingdao TGOOD Electric Co. The group of companies was founded in 2004 by Chinese and German engineers, is listed on the stock exchange in Shenzhen, China, and is a market leader in eHouse solutions.

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EPA grants approval to Icom bi-fuel propane system for Ford 6.8L engines

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The company can now convert applicable Ford 6.8 Since 2004, Icom North America has been supplying its patented JTG liquid-injection propane mono-fuel systems to leading bus, truck and commercial vehicle manufacturers in the US. More than 120,000 vehicles worldwide have utilized the Icom JTG Propane System since 2004.

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Exide Technologies has produced 2.5 million Start-Stop batteries in Europe since 2009

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In 2004, Exide Technologies was the first in the market supplying an Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) technology-based micro-hybrid battery for the Citroën C3. We see micro-hybrid vehicles as a mainstream development and expect 70% of all combustion cars converting to this technology.

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USDA: US corn-based ethanol reduces GHG emissions by 43% compared to gasoline, with additional benefits projected through 2022

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Previous estimates anticipated that growing corn to produce ethanol would result in indirect land use change—in other words, land would be converted from grasslands and forests to commodity production as a result of increased demand for corn used in ethanol production.

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