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

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC.

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

My Energi

BMW i3 (33 kWh) – One of the first and one of the best, the BMW i3 has a real-world range of around 125 miles. With a real-world range of 140 miles, it’ll eat up the daily commute. 40 i (40 kWh) – Cheap to run, cheap to buy, the Renault Zoe is the perfect all-rounder. Renault ZOE Z.E.40 Rising electricity bills.

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Is misinformation putting the brakes on the used EV market?

My Energi

While perceived battery life is still a concern for some motorists, experts suggest that the average electric vehicle battery (EVB) can last almost 20 years, or 200,000 miles – a significantly longer lifespan than the typical internal combustion engine and far longer than today’s average length of vehicle ownership. In short, no.

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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

Green Car Congress

Six months into the CABLED trial (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrators) ( earlier post ), Aston University’s research reveals that drivers are travelling more miles more frequently and are undertaking longer journeys, indicating increased confidence and notably reduced ‘range anxiety’. and $1.60) per day. million (US$11.9-million)

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Questions to Ask Before Insuring Your EV

Clean Fleet Report

However, most insurance providers make the process as easy as it would be to insure your petrol-powered car. You might also look at requesting discounts for being a safe driver, undertaking usage-based insurance programs to be rewarded for safe driving, or requesting a pay-per-mile plan if you only use your EV for short trips.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

It also provided an update on how it’s working to effectively reinvent retread technology with sustainability in mind, allowing the original tire plus four retreads to provide up to a million miles of service in heavy commercial trucks. “If Even the lighter oil can be used to create resins used in the tires.

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

Here in the UK we’re so downtrodden by extortionate petrol prices that the prospect of driving fuel efficient green cars carries obvious appeal. It could be argued then that America is still drunk on cheap gasoline. Does something need to be done to push petrol prices up? Will green cars ever be popular there?