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A DIY Calorie Counter More Accurate Than a Smartphone

Cars That Think

A 2017 study looked at seven such typical devices, and found their counts were off between 27 and 93 percent , depending on the device. We plan to validate the data using the gold standard technique of so-called doubly labeled water , which lets us track energy expenditures on this kind of timescale very accurately.

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

Green Car Congress

We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. There are also videos on Youtube where people change the pack the DIY way or the individual modules, but be aware to only buy individual modules from a trusted source. Sometimes the engine water pump might leak. How did it all start?

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Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The dash layout is logical, simple and clean, with three round gauges (tachometer, speedometer and water temperature/fuel) with black faces and white letters were easy to read. For even more space, the second row folds flat producing plenty of room for a run to the DIY store or maybe some antiquing. Road Test: 2017 Toyota 4Runner.

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