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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

Between my electric bikes, e-motorcycles, e-ATVs, electric tractors, and a few other things I’m probably forgetting, having a weather-sealed, solar-powered off-grid charging shed would be a big benefit. With 1,200W of theoretical power (and probably more like 900W of solid real-world Florida solar energy), that would be a decent flow rate.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

EV Match

The convenience of charging your electric vehicle (EV) at home paired with numerous EV charging rebates and incentives makes right now an ideal time to go electric. According to the United States Department of Energy, 80% of EV charging occurs overnight at drivers’ homes, which isn’t all that surprising.

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

Baua Electric

It’s initially rolling out in five states – California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas – with plans to expand over time. At $7,299, the bundle doesn’t come cheap. GM has partnered with home EV charging installer Qmerit. The Silverado will be equipped with V2H bidirectional charging technology.

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Tesla Motors' Value, Cheap Ethanol, Attention-Focused Car: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The city of Palo Alto, California, will require new homes to be wired for electric-car charging; ethanol marketers are emphasizing the biofuel''s lower price to win over the public; the U.S. version of the 2015 Honda Fit won''t have a start-stop function; and Florida minicar owners.'

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

The Porsche whistleblower explained that the Taycan’s 800V high-voltage onboard charger used today does not control the charging process well enough and can overcharge some battery cells, causing them to overheat. The problem occurs when the batteries are charged at a low AC speed of up to 7.5 Credit: Porsche Newsroom/Twitter ).

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Voltage surge and transient suppression in EV chargers – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Although it is not practical to fully harden an electronic device against a direct lightning strike with peak amplitudes in the 100s of megavolts and kiloamperes range, the chances of such happening are also vanishingly remote, fortunately (even here in Florida).

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. Existing and new Genesis EV models with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will have access to the Tesla Supercharging network starting in Q1 2025 with a Genesis-provided adapter. Currently all GV60 models are all-wheel drive.

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