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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. 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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HeatReCar project demonstrates technical feasibility of thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery; economic case more difficult

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A recently completed European project coordinated by Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) demonstrated the technical feasibility of a Bi 2 Te 3 -based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery for application to a diesel light-duty truck (LDT). This requires cheap, lightweight thermoelectric material standing temperatures up to 650 ?C.

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Blue World Technologies takes 15% stake in Danish Power Systems; methanol fuel cell vehicles

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A closed thermal integration enables reuse of fuel cell waste heat for fuel evaporation thereby increasing efficiency. In the combination with HT PEM the waste heat is of sufficient temperature to drive this process, meaning an energy-free process which leads to a superior overall efficiency.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

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You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. In between, there are hybrids and smart cars. Hybrid Cars. Hybrid cars use batteries for some driving needs and gas for others. Some discounts are specific for electric and hybrid vehicles, but some are more general. Electric Cars.

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ARPA-E Soliciting Second Round of Proposals; $100 Million for Advanced Energy Research Projects, with Focus on CO2-to-Liquid Fuels, Plug-in Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Most of the methods currently under development involve converting biomass or waste, while there are also approaches to directly produce liquid transportation fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide, typically using photosynthesis. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST).

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. And oil only seems cheap. Its impacts are increasingly unaffordable.

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Solaris to present new generation hydrogen bus

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In the new hybrid bus, electric energy propelling the vehicle will be derived from hydrogen, whereas the battery will only have a support function. heat pump; the system will allow to use waste heat from the fuel cell. Batteries constituted the basic drive source of the buses showcased four years ago.

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