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

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. This criteria only left the Prius in play.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. Squeezing the rear brake (which I'd normally. Applying the front brake cuts power to the motor without triggering regenerative braking.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. Squeezing the rear brake (which I'd normally. Applying the front brake cuts power to the motor without triggering regenerative braking.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.