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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on. Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power. Cleaner power—and energy sourcing—is a more pressing concern. hoku earthquake , tsunami and nuclear power plant accident at Fukushima.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Moving towards more juice. The addition of a plug-in hybrid drivetrain makes it a powerful and cleaner beast and moves Volvo forward on the path to an all-electric future. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from.

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Save $510 on the WORX Aventon e-bike at $1,190, plus Earth Day EV sales from Lectric and Rad Power

Baua Electric

We’ve only seen it fall as low as $1,899 during occasional flash sales, often being left out or discounted by $100 during major sales events like Black Friday or Christmas. It first launched at $2,299 in March 2023 and has since fallen to a $2,199 MSRP after Rad Power lowered prices across its entire e-bike lineup.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You will be able to charge your car at home at night in three to eight hours, but never be in fear of “running out of juice” because a fast-charge opportunity will be available right around the corner at Starbucks, Safeway, Wal-Mart or your local shopping mall.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

With World Earth Day only a week away (22/04/2021), we have decided what better way to embrace this event than for everyone to get involved in some new ‘ green habits’ for 1 month in the spirit of myenergi’s very own Green Reset. Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing!

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Beware of businessmen trying to make a fortune with the wish to shift to cleaner propulsion!