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Toyota Prius T Spirit 2009 road test

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Three years later came the second-generation Prius, and 2009 sees the arrival of the third. Toyota Prius lease prices Toyota Prius new and nearly new car prices. Couple that with an 89g/km CO2 figure (£0 road tax for the foreseeable future) and the Prius becomes an even more tempting proposition. 72.4mpg too thirsty?

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Peripheral circumstances However, as we reported last year, TNT Germany has set its cards on compressed natural gas (CNG), hoping to switch to biogas in the future. With very few moving parts, there is little that can break, so maintenance is infrequent and cheap. The same was said about the Prius, which I drove before.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An (expected) high price tag. Reply ↓ ↑ report 2 john 12:31AM (4/24/2009) you got it! ↓ ↑ report 3 Tohe 9:49PM (4/22/2009) I always thought the viper was one of the most masculine sport cars out there, the circuit fits the bill. Small size. New technology. A troubled company. Its a Lotus.

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China and the Electric Car | Autos | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Used Cars Auto Auctions: What You Need to Know Car Lease Up? Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Used Cars Auto Auctions: What You Need to Know Car Lease Up? How to Buy it Cheap Treasury Launches Auto Supply Program Would You Drive GM's PUMA? Tags: evdriven.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And we all won’t be driving a Prius either – I’ll have my electric pickup truck in a few years too. Given the cost of oil and the economic, geopolitical and ecological effects of our continued reliance on petroleum, electric transportation will be cheap. All rights reserved. " ); Tags: evdriven.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Tags: evdriven. VAT number GB 243 8054 69.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit. The Appraisal 2010 Prius Delivers Record Mileage and Accelerates. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. The T-Word Barking up the Wrong Tree: Forests vs the CDM in t.

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