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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 found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. On the highway at around 130 km/h (80 mph) , we get by with about 5.3

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Smith Electric Vehicles Delivers First Battery-Electric Truck into Ireland

Green Car Congress

Building materials retailer Grange Builders Providers, of Baldoyle, Dublin, has purchased a Smith Newton truck for deliveries of building and DIY products. This provides a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a range of 100 miles (160 km) on one battery charge.

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Company Creates Bolt-On DeLorean EV Conversion Kit

The Truth About Cars

liters, the motor produced a modest 130 horsepower and pushed the gull-winged coupe to 60 mph in a little under 10 seconds. This fact often came up when my childhood friends and I argued about whether or not the model shown in Back to the Future could actually achieve 88 mph within the convenience of an empty parking lot.

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The best electric skateboard conversion kits

Green Authority

kg) and can cruise at 20 to 30 miles per hour (32-50 km/h). However, if you love skateboarding and thought of how to convert a skateboard to electric, there are DIY electric skateboard conversion kits available in the market today. Vestar E-Skateboard DIY Kit. miles to engage the electric motors. See the Revel Kit.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

Clean Fleet Report

second 0-60 mph time. Over 245 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 27.1 Our best all-highway number, on a 135-mile run with the cruise control set to 65 mph, was 32.1 The 2022 Ford Maverick comes with these warranties: Bumper-to-Bumper – Three years/36,000 miles. A more powerful option.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

Clean Fleet Report

In 226 miles of mostly freeway driving through Southern California we averaged 23.8 We did a bit better on a 120-mile freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 28.1 Selecting the Sport mode for that extra oomph helped turn 0-60 mph in about 6.3 New Vehicle Five years/60,000 miles.

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mostly finished-90%

DIY Electric Car

I have now had 4 test drives to a distance of 15 miles round trip and speed up to 60 mph without mishap or any sign of trouble. So next, I will focus on fixing all of the accessories, and optimizing the EV, hopefully, I will realize the potential of using this EV as a work vehicle ( 28 miles one way) and beyond.