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

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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries.

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Suzuki’s Aussie electrified overhaul! Cheap mild-hybrid Suzuki Fronx coming soon, electric Suzuki Vitaras will be here in 2026

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litre non-turbo four-cylinder petrol engine combined with a 12-volt mild-hybrid system that includes an integrated starter generator. Cheap mild-hybrid Suzuki Fronx coming soon, electric Suzuki Vitaras will be here in 2026 appeared first on EV Central. 2026 Suzuki Vitara. 2026 Suzuki e-Vitara.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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—Professor Andrew Livingston of Imperial’s Department of Chemical Engineering. —Co-author Dr Ji Hoon Kim, also of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Another benefit of low-ethanol biofuels is that the majority of conventional combustion engines are already equipped to use this type of fuel.

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Look out Suzuki Jimny! China’s iCar V23 is a cheap, capable, electric off-roader and it’s headed to Australia

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litre four-cylinder combustion engine to produce big power numbers and a much longer range. China’s iCar V23 is a cheap, capable, electric off-roader and it’s headed to Australia appeared first on EV Central. 2025 iCar V23. The post Look out Suzuki Jimny!

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Chalmers team identifies two main challenges for bio-hydrocarbon fuel production from cheap sources

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation.

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. —Brian Cull, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Engineer, Highways England.

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Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

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The process is detailed in a paper in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering. The process uses relatively little energy and a relatively cheap material—iron sulfide with a trace amount of molybdenum as an additive. 1c03410.

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