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

Green Car Congress

I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. They knew about hybrids and after a couple of times riding in our Prius, they decided to pull the trigger on two 2006s with 180k km (112k miles). What is it like to drive a hybrid?

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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Baua Electric

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. Toyota is best known for the Prius hybrid, after all.

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Toyota Australia’s bZ4X price warning: ‘it’s not going to be cheap’

EV Central

The bZ4X will be the first of three EVs Toyota is promising by the end of 2026 as part of an electrified resurgence underpinned by more hybrids. This car will not be a cheap car.” Toyota bZ4X “Hybrid took 22 years … BEV … it’s quite quick, it’s five to 10 years,” he says.

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Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid Deliveries Begin In UK, And It Ain't Cheap.

Green Car Reports

We always knew the Volkswagen XL1 wouldn''t be cheap. It''s a limited-run, carbon-fiber bodied, plug-in hybrid, gull-winged low-slung eco supercar. None of that sounds cheap.

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Stellantis, Volkswagen And Renault Consider Cheap EV Team-Up To Fight BYD

InsideEVs

Plus, the environmental value of hybrids gets questioned by green groups, and yes, batteries are getting cheaper.

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YouTuber Proves Real Self-Charging Cars Are Possible, & For Cheap!

CleanTechnica EVs

It seems like just yesterday that Toyota pulled its old “self-charging hybrid” scam. As anyone who finished high school and paid attention knows, there are laws of physics. Human laws can be broken and if the authorities don’t notice, you can probably get away with it (especially for small things).

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Ford Announces Ranger Plugin Hybrid EV, But It’s Not Coming To The US

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) can be a pretty contentious topic in the EV scene. For others, they’re a cheap scheme to get tax credits or HOV lane access. For some, the idea of only offering a few miles of electric range followed by combustion is already hopelessly obsolete.

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