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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

Once installed, GM Energy’s home EV chargers will enable customers to send power from a compatible GM EV to their home in the face of increasing power outages across the US. It’s initially rolling out in five states – California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas – with plans to expand over time. Get started here. –

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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?

Baua Electric

According to GM the V2H bundle will initially only be available for purchase in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. “We Tesla points to a typical installation cost of $2,000 to $3,500 excluding the cost of the equipment, which would at minimum be a $1,800 Gateway in addition to a compatible wall connector.

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

Baua Electric

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. The panels I used are Pecron’s folding panels, which aren’t really meant for this type of long-term permanent installation. And the answer is to hopefully give them better wind protection.

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Solar Energy - A Way To Cut Down On High Energy Costs

DIY Electric Car

Installing home solar panels and generating electricity to power our various needs is option that needs to be explored energetically. This discount can work out to nearly 30 % of the cost installing your new solar electric system. There are kits available for home owners to take advantage of the sun's abundant energy.

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Volt Blocher

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

Dimitri, a buddy of mine from Florida who is working on his second conversion, ask what my plans were for balancing, but I had none. Here is a picture of them installed in the car. Dimitri and Jim have ordered their DIY kits and will hopefully have them up and running soon. I named them Volt Blocher.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is Hymotions San Francisco-based distributor/installer. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers. Green Gears, Inc.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

The company was founded in 2013, after a brainstorming session over a case of beer in a Florida garage. “We The traction batteries are split, some being housed under the hood and others [shown at left during installation] going beneath the rear seating. But [with such kits], you don’t need special high-voltage knowledge.”.