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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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Used Priuses, especially the Generation 2 that were made from 2004 to 2009 are becoming a bargain to buy, especially for the MPG and features you get in return. The official fuel consumption is 5 l/100 km (47 mpg US) and that is bang on for us as well. l/100 km (51 mpg US) in the summer, and 5.3 l/100 km (44 mpg US) in winter.

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Toyota’s new RAV4 plug-in hybrid SUV offers 39 miles AER, 90 MPGe

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As a technology comparison, the 2006-2012 RAV4 offered an optional 269-hp, 3.5-liter seconds—a half-second slower than the RAV4 Prime—and a 21 combined MPG fuel economy rating. The Toyota RAV4 Prime will come to market in summer 2020. liter gas V6 engine that reached 0-60 mph in 6.3-seconds—a

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VW Beetle TDI diesel going on sale in US this summer

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From 1998 until 2006, the New Beetle was fitted with a 1.9-liter One of the most fundamental improvements was converting the Pumpe Duse (unit injector) fuel-injection system to a common-rail design, as well as increasing the capacity by 72 cc thanks to a 1.5-mm VW estimates fuel economy of 29 mpg US city, 39 mpg highway (8.1

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

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The brake energy recovery system converts the vehicle’s kinetic energy into stored energy by compressing nitrogen gas in a storage device called an accumulator. The company first unveiled the technology in 2006 in cooperation with refuse truck-maker Autocar ( earlier post ). Low-speed cycle. CO 2 (g/mi). kNOx (g/mi). THC (g/mi).

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Mercedes-Benz unveils new Sprinter; focus on connectivity; electric drive in 2019; realizing adVANce

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The current model of the Sprinter has been on the market since 2006. The nine-speed automatic torque converter transmission is a first in the large van segment. litres of diesel per 100 kilometers (34 to 24 mpg US) (combined fuel consumption/combined CO 2 emissions: 181 – 253 g/km). Benz Cars, at the event. million times.

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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Its average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles will be approximately two liters per 100 kilometers (118 mpg US), which equates to CO 2 emissions of less than 50 grams per kilometer. mpg US; combined CO 2 emissions: 204–194 g/km) in the standard BMW M4. l/100 km/26.7-28.3 Earlier post.).

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The Road to Independence

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The Road to Independence Sunday, July 2, 2006 PATRICK MAZZA AND RICH FELDMAN Guest Columnist An economic earthquake is poised to shake the globe. A Prius converted by the CalCars group gets more than 100 mpg of petroleum. H ere is a guest editorial from a plug in partner city that appeared in the Seattle Post Intelligencer.

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