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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

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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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply ↓ ↑ report 2 Snoopy 3:47PM (4/17/2009) Its funny, because I was thinking about this over the past couple of days, while walking the streets of my relatively quiet neighbourhood. Reply ↓ ↑ report 3 Snowdog 6:22PM (4/17/2009) Totally agree. ↓ ↑ report 5 Snoopy 12:21PM (4/19/2009) Haha!

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

a rolling death-wish on skinny tires 157 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 TEG 3:09PM (4/24/2009) "Because of the nature of the event, there was no demonstration of heart-stopping acceleration or sure-footedness through a slalom." 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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