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

Green Car Congress

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. I started to read up on the Prius and started looking at cars to buy in a week’s time, so the paperwork would be ready for my wife to use the car from the following week.

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Comment on BYD catches up with Tesla in global BEV market share in Q3 by Midori Mayari

CN EV Post

The biggest nominal profits per unit sold come from ultra luxury and super sports cars; for example, I can guarantee you that the per unit profit of the fully electric Rimac Nevera supercar is many times higher than that of any Tesla car. It's a meaningless measurement for most car companies, including Tesla.

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China’s EV market hits its stride with 1-in-3 sales being electrified

Teslarati

Chinese electric vehicle sales have hit 31 percent of the overall market, with 25 percent being pure EVs, a substantial growth year-over-year. According to a report by CleanTechnica , sales of electrified vehicles in May hit 31 percent of the overall market with 25 percent being fully electric vehicles.

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2025 Cadillac Optiq Debuts As Compact Luxury Electric For The Whole World

The Truth About Cars

Optiq will be an important gateway to attract luxury EV intenders to Cadillac as we look to offer a fully electric portfolio by the end of the decade.” The only real surprise is the fabric seats that come with the car. Digging a little deeper, we can see the 240-volt solution will still take hours to fully recharge the vehicle.

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Enroute to electrification | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

With the Urus SE, we’ve taken another step towards the future in line with our DirezioneCorTauri strategy, moving ahead with the electrification of the range and the path toward decarbonisation that began with the introduction of the Revuelto super sports car in March 2023.” The Urus SE won’t be cheap at a starting price of USD 258,000.

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Buyers Guide: Budget EV Options for Clean Transportation

Clean Fleet Report

Affordable Cars that Move the Green Needle. Tesla, arguably the most iconic electric automaker right now, recently raised the price of several models in the U.S. While new EVs come out all the time, many of them aren’t cheap. Despite these trends, there are still affordable clean cars on the market today. Hybrid Cars.

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Electric cars will remain ‘too pricey’ over next decade

Green Cars News

Electric cars are unlikely to become cheap enough to lead to widespread uptake over the coming decade, a new study concludes. Tags: Electric cars Hybrid cars batteries Boston Consulting Group cost hybrids. Although prices are expected to [.].