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

Green Car Congress

The drive went well, there were some minor things the car needed but it had a full service history and when I asked for a 500-dollar-lower asking price than list price, the seller accepted. You can use an independent hybrid shop to fix your pack for a much cheaper price. He was surprised! I guess the champagne worked.

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Solar Energy - A Way To Cut Down On High Energy Costs

DIY Electric Car

What options do you have to cut the sky-rocketing energy bills due to the high oil and gas prices? With fuel prices going up it is inevitable that you are faced with high utility bills due to higher heating and cooling costs.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

If you can manufacture high-quality premium electric vehicles for an affordable price, you may succeed in the market. DIY Guru is an example for electric vehicle training and skillset development institute. A battery scrapping station can be set up to reuse the old battery parts and dispose of the waste. 5 Retrofitting.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nonetheless, I do agree that it wastes of energy, reduces range and should NOT be mandatory. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. a cyclist is much quieter, and these cars do have horns still for people what step out in front. Must be nice to know that deafies are actually smarter than those hearie idiots! because I am one.

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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. The reason theyre starting with high priced sports cars is because aiming at that market is the easiest way for them to fund R&D and scale up production so they can make smaller more practical EVs for the masses. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. Small size. New technology.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. Saving lives through nuclear power. :p p Neutral Elora HRanma @ Apr 20th 2009 8:14AM @catachip: I wouldnt say that hydroelectric or nuclear plants produce 0 emissions. Simply, those are not the main concern for campaigners right now.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So much more convenient than having to take time out of my day and go out of my way (wasting more energy) to get a charge elsewhere or do battery swaps. But the batterypack is the most expensive part of the car -- it can cost thousands of dollars and equate to half the vehicle price. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more.