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

Green Car Congress

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. It was time to buy our first car. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. How did it all start?

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

The catalytic converter that keeps the ICE from being a gross polluter in conventional cars and hybrids however, isn't kept warm by the continual embrace of an ever-churning engine in a hybrid with all-electric range. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. Cold starts mean more pollution.

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Road Test: 2024 Ford Maverick Lariat FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Most Fuel-Efficient Gas-Powered Pickup You Can Buy Ford Maverick Hybrid owners will willingly tell you all about their truck, so be prepared to hang-out for a while. Liter gasoline engine that produces 162 horsepower (hp) and a 94kW electric motor, for a total system 191 hp. The gasoline engine’s 155 pound-feet of torque (lb.-ft.)

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

Clean Fleet Report

After the uncertainty of the pandemic slowed things for nearly a year, new car introductions in the past year have picked up at a rapid pace. As far as Maverick buyers, most of whom will be buying their first pickup, they will unknowingly become hybrid ambassadors. Who will buy the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick? Your first truck.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick

Clean Fleet Report

So who does Ford think will buy the all-new 2022 Maverick? This may be so, but after driving a few different configurations, they may be surprised this will not be who ends-up buying the Maverick. liter turbocharged gasoline engine. liter turbocharged gasoline engine. liter turbocharged gasoline engine.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Liter gasoline engine and a 94kW electric motor. The Maverick Hybrid does not offer all-wheel drive, unlike is its stablemate, the Maverick with the EcoBoost gasoline engine. The 8-inch touchscreen housed the Bluetooth, Apple Car Play, Android Auto and the AM/FM stereo with six speakers. A smaller, but not small pickup.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For drivers that just cant do without the sound of internal combustion, a separate system inside the car can pipe in a new soundtrack thats meant to mimic the rising and falling sounds of an engine. The rich sounds of our in-car systems will be complemented by this technology, opening new opportunities for deployment and enjoyment." "The

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