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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? We need to go back to November 2017, to the start of the ‘Prius Revolution’ in the family. This criteria only left the Prius in play.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

Green Car Congress

The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. Anticipated price of oil and forecast plug-in sales. Electric (Battery) Forecasts Hybrids Plug-ins Sales'

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. Squeezing the rear brake (which I'd normally. Applying the front brake cuts power to the motor without triggering regenerative braking.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. Squeezing the rear brake (which I'd normally. Applying the front brake cuts power to the motor without triggering regenerative braking.

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Filling up a Prius vs. Plugging In a RAV4 EV

Plugs and Cars

Prius: > $6 per 100 miles RAV4 EV: 0 - $2.50 per 100 miles Prius: Fill up at multi-national corporate outpost RAV4 EV: Fill up at home with solar electricity or cheap, abundant, night-time power Prius: Hang around toxic fumes while filling up RAV4 EV: Margaritas all around Hat tip to Darell at evnut.com.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues. Plug-in hybrids shared similar troubles, with Fisher stating that their usage of two entirely separate powertrains adds complexity that can undermine reliability. For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity.

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