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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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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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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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Hertz says it will invest some of proceeds from selling Tesla cars back into gas cars

Baua Electric

Hertz announced that it will invest some of the proceeds from selling its Tesla vehicles back into internal combustion engine vehicles. Yesterday, we reported on Hertz starting to sell its older Tesla Model 3s and they are going for fairly cheap. My bet is that they would likely be better off buying EVs again.

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Junkyard Find: 1970 Volvo 145

The Truth About Cars

The old-school aftermarket AM radio shows "BC" (which meant " B road c ast") and "KC" (which stood for " k ilo c ycles" rather than the kilohertz nomenclature established in 1960 by the Systéme international d'unités ). What was the last year in which you could buy a new car in the United States with a manual choke lever from the factory?

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Unico's Battery Testing Enters a Competitive Industry

Cars That Think

At the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit held 12-15 March in Orlando, many of the world’s leading battery makers, test equipment manufacturers, and theorists gathered to talk about advances in the field and to present new products claiming to make the battery production process quicker and cheaper.

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Spirit Airlines Is on Shaky Footing After Judge Blocks JetBlue Deal

Baua Electric

Unlike larger carriers like Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, Spirit flies mostly within the United States; its few international routes are relatively short. Buying another airline is often the easiest and most efficient way to grow because there are few or no gates available at popular airports. But there are those who love it.