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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 knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC.

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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal

Teslarati

SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. Just dawned on me that this is a much bigger deal than it might seem.

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The Inefficiency of Car Buying

Clean Car

Buying a New Car is inefficient, its no wonder that electric vehicle sales are still pretty low. The buying experience of a new car for each of us is different, but the one similarity for all of us is its inefficiency. Each of us has a different approach to buying a new car.

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Mercedes-AMG C63 S Prices Set in Germany

Clean Fleet Report

Not only does it entail an improved engines, but also those three letters also rework the cars’ whole character. While we know these are not cheap, not all of us know what you are going to get with this investment. Are those Mercedes Tuning Parts? That way, you are only going to see the parts which are compatible with your car.

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

My Energi

And that’s not all, while the purchase price of EVs has continued to tumble, comparable finance rates are still far higher than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. You might have to compromise a little when it comes to colour, features or mileage, but the listings are packed with brilliant buys. Renault ZOE Z.E.40

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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

The Truth About Cars

Rumor has it that the vehicle will play host to a battery pack sized just shy of 80 kWh and that the engineering team is hoping to create a rival of the all-electric 718 Porsche has been developing. Electrification will fundamentally change the formula for the models, as both prioritize lightness and balance over engine output.

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Junkyard Find: 1970 Volvo 145

The Truth About Cars

All the 140s got B18 and B20 pushrod straight-four engines, continuing the tradition of tractor-grade B-series Volvo power that went all the way back to the PV444s of the middle 1940s (and through the US-market PV544 and Amazon ). The 240 got the B20 here as well, though only for the 1975 model year. 1970 Volvo 145 in California junkyard.

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