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2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger: Charge It Up

The Truth About Cars

A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice. Or the EDMs can use generator power AND battery power for, uh, max power (apologies to Homer Simpson). There is apparently no mechanical connection between the V6 and the wheels. Sound familiar?

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Anker Solix F3800 and Home Power Panel create an accessible whole-home backup solution

Baua Electric

Going beyond emergency power, the Home Power Panel enables whole-home energy cycling – connecting an F3800 portable power station, electricity from the grid, and grid-tier solar power systems in an efficient management solution. Home Power Panel can manage solar, battery, and grid power with different modes.

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Raejean & Tessie’s photographic EV road trip

Electric Auto Association

She recommended a small, battery-powered, $8 lantern for ambient light, good for both inside and outside the car. The juice there was so sweet and quick. My favorite was the new charger in Hines, Oregon, that connected the Supercharger dots for me. Naturally, I asked my EV road trip guru buddy, Elaine, for suggestions.

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Gear up for outdoor adventures with BLUETTI’s huge spring sale

Baua Electric

Don’t just go camping, go BLUETTI-style camping with this new, groundbreaking SwapSolar ecosystem , offering the world’s first LFP-powered MultiCooler portable fridge and ice maker with the AC180T hot-swappable battery power station. The 2,048Wh battery can be recharged in just two hours using the 1,200W solar charger.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. Volkswagen's current ID models with 77 kWh battery option now come ready for bidirectional charging.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Kempton and Letendre’s. In the UK, experiments are.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

The inverter converts the DC solar into AC power that can power the house or be directed back into the Grid as well as connecting up the Battery packs that uses 48 Volt DC. . The LuxPower has a WI -Fi connection and can be access via a web browser, more of this later. Battery Pack: PylonTech Battery Storage .

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