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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

Then as the sun sets in the West, hopefully the battery pack would have enough juice to power the house for the rest of the evening. . Inverter: This is the most important bit of kit. If you can cast your mind back to May 2020 – or the sunny days of lockdown #1 you may recall basking in sunshine for day upon day.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. 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.

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