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Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. These are guys who were doing solar back in the Eighties.” “I’d I had to build a controller from a kit,” continued Garver, who was a member of the Electric Auto Association at that time. “It I charge the car on the solar array in my back yard.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

According to Ford, that translates to three days for an average 30 kilowatt-per-hour-per-day house with the extended-range Lightning battery, or as long as 10 days when used with a home solar power system that is equipped with a transfer switch that disconnects the house from the grid. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. These are guys who were doing solar back in the Eighties.” “I’d I had to build a controller from a kit,” continued Garver, who was a member of the Electric Auto Association at that time. “It I charge the car on the solar array in my back yard.