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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. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. Sometimes the engine water pump might leak. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect.

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Fraunhofer suggests e-scooters as application for its magnesium hydride paste hydrogen storage technology

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Fraunhofer’s POWERPASTE releases hydrogen on contact with water. Refueling would be simple; riders merely have to replace an empty cartridge with a new one and then refill a tank with water. Only half of the hydrogen originates from the POWERPASTE; the rest comes from the added water. 10 kg POWERPASTE ? 1 kg hydrogen).

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Topsoe and First Ammonia sign 5GW electrolyzer agreement for green ammonia

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The production of 5 million metric tons of green ammonia produced per year would eliminate 13 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the equivalent of taking 9 million gasoline-fueled cars off the road. —Joel Moser, CEO of First Ammonia.

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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

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For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. Besides, having an extension cord flailing about whilst water is sprayed wildly does not inspire confidence in the back of my brain. Its total capacity is just over 1.0

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Baker Institute: End of the ‘Big Oil giveaway’ is underway in the Persian Gulf

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In recent years, all six Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain—have begun to challenge the notion that citizens are entitled to cheap energy. Across the Gulf, Iran has taken similar steps. The authors said energy subsidies have long outlived their usefulness.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Professor Stuart James in Queen’s School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering patented a novel technique for the synthesis of MOFs without using any solvents, even water, and on greatly reduced timescales, by making use of mechanochemistry. There are an abundance of sites where gas molecules can adsorb to the material.

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Delivery of renewable isooctane to Audi tips interesting potential non-biomass pathway for biogasoline; “e-benzin” as solar fuel

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using just water, H 2 , CO 2 and sunlight. Isobutane is 30 to 40% cheaper than regular gasoline but cannot be used (significantly) in fuel because of its high volatility. So here our isobutene would allow us to integrate this very cheap fossil component into the fuel. —Thomas Buhl. Audi e-fuels. Ng, and Garry L.

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