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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. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

Energy is the total amount of work done, and power is how fast you can do it. In other words, power is energy per unit of time. Power is watts. In March 2020 we installed 9 solar panels an inverter and 2 battery packs. With Octopus Go we receive low cost power between 00:30 and 04:30 every day. Octopus Go.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator.

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