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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. Due to a sudden company relocation, my wife had no other choice but to drive to her office. It was time to buy our first car. How did it all start?

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

Baua Electric

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. European local solar panel manufacturers have reached a crisis in that they say they can’t compete with cheap imports and oversupply.

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The BYD Atto 3 and MG4 are great, but there is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion

EV Central

There was a time when brave car companies, and Saab in particular, thought it would be amusing to build cars with silly amounts of torque and then attempt to put it through the front wheels alone. It would be fair to mention at this point that the GWM Ora is cheap, very cheap, just about the cheapest EV money can buy.

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

Green Car Congress

The data and analytics company notes that such actions will simply mean Western countries will be more reliant on Russian oil and gas for longer. EV and battery companies in China may well step in and buy the commodity at lower prices.

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Mexico Won't Offer EV Incentives to Chinese Automakers

The Truth About Cars

Chinese automakers are expanding into Mexico, with companies like BYD opening dealerships across the country. Mexico is no stranger to Chinese auto companies, as there are around 20 already selling vehicles in the country. They also want to take action to protect American EVs from cheap or subsidized Chinese models.

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An electric cargo truck with a liftgate for just $4,000? Sign me up!

Electrek

When I occasionally buy the weird Alibaba vehicles that I’ve become known for , I always have to ask the delivery company, “Do you guys have a lift gate truck to deliver at my house?” But perhaps I’d be set if I bought my own cheap electric liftgate truck instead.

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Elio Motors to buy engines, abandons building its own

Green Car Reports

Elio Motors, which has been struggling since 2009 to build its own ultra-cheap, small, fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car, announced Thursday that it will source an engine from a major automaker. Previously, the company planned to build its own 3-cylinder engine with up to 55 horsepower for its projected 84-mpg three-wheeler.

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