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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Battling a non-compliant DC charger somewhere in rural France This means any public charger I want to use, I’ll need to register with each individual company. All of this wastes time. We drive out of our way to reach a fast DC charger. Then it refuses to DC charge. Why’s the car not accepting DC charge?

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

The panels generate DC current that varies with the solar power. 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. . Your power comes from the grid as 240 Volts AC.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. Featured stories Feed mophie Juice Pack Air hands-on and impressions How would you change HPs Mini 1000 Mi? Saving lives through nuclear power. :p Simply, those are not the main concern for campaigners right now.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Aerovironment, one of the leading makers off fast charging systems, offers a version of their PossiCharge fast charging system that delivers 600amps DC, the same amount of current as the maximum available to three single family homes. If we look at a 120V system then we can push 120 * 600 = 72000 or 72KWHrs for a one hour charge.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We should have built more Nuclear power plants and created a nuclear waste recycling program. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Commendation, absolutely, but GM needs to make sure their company continues on to make sure that money doesnt just go to waste.

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