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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. Sometimes the engine water pump might leak. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. We used silicone to seal it on ours and the cabin is 100% water tight ever since.

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

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Topsoe’s energy-efficient solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC) will be installed in First Ammonia’s green ammonia plants around the world in the coming years. Topsoe and green ammonia early-mover First Ammonia have entered into a capacity reservation agreement to kickstart the global market for green ammonia.

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Sunfire, Fraunhofer, partners launch project to scale alkaline AEM electrolysis

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Technologies such as pressurized alkaline or high-temperature electrolysis are already being installed in industrial environments. In addition, AEM technology is characterized by its cheap and non-critical materials—similar to AEL technology. Another approach that shows promise is the anion exchange membrane (AEM) technology.

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Robot Passes Turing Test for Polyculture Gardening

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These aren’t fancy robots: they’re automated hydroponic systems that take care of water and nutrients and (fake) sunlight, and they do an amazing job. The biggest difference is that the robot managed to keep up while using 44 percent less water: several hundred liters less over two months.

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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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You need large auxiliary systems to remove the carbon dioxide and water, and it’s very hard to do this.” Overall, the new battery system is “ very scalable, cheap, and much safer ” than lithium-air batteries, Li says. But the new battery, which never needs to draw in any outside air, circumvents this issue.

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KU Leuven team creates solar panel that produces hydrogen from moisture in air

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If that electric power is used to split the water into hydrogen gas and oxygen, you lose a lot of energy. If all goes well, more panels will be installed on a piece of land in the street. We’re using cheap raw materials and don't need precious metals or other expensive components. It is not connected to the gas grid.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

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This is by no means cheap, but is relatively competitive with the higher-end wake boats from companies like Nautique or Malibu (Nautique has its own electric wake boat , which starts at $312k). The boat handled great in the flat water we had it in – and the choppier water once I laid down some wake to blast through.

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