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

Green Car Congress

On the way there, I made a pit stop at a gas station to buy a bottle of champagne as a gift, hoping to start out a conversation with a stranger on the right foot. On the highway at around 130 km/h (80 mph) , we get by with about 5.3 Priuses can burn oil. Two out of our four Priuses burn oil. My 2005 burns about 0.3-0.4

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A car like the Circuit does not like to be stuck on roads with 25 mph speed limits, but those roads made up most of the prescribed route. Part movie spaceship, part oil independence klaxon, the sound fills the cabin and certainly wont appeal to everyone. Luckily, the sound is kind of cool. Its a Lotus.