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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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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. While our boats were in international waters , Sweden ha s oversight of the airspace above that part of the Baltic Sea.) Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

DIY Electric Car

The air conditioning evaporator is now able to be converted to my cold water heat exchanger. I attempted to buy a manual rack, but the company said they don't actually have one to sell. The climate control system is now separated and I am ready to install the ceramic heating element in the place of the heater core.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

DIY Guru is an example for electric vehicle training and skillset development institute. Before you start, think of the possible customers and how many people would buy the product from you to make sure that it would be profitable. The Lithium in the battery might cause water and soil pollution if not disposed of properly.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Can these things add up to make a car that people want to buy? It seems like it still may be cheaper to just buy a well used Lotus Elise and modify it yourself. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Small size. New technology. An (expected) high price tag. A troubled company.