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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 consists of the GM Energy Powershift Charger at $1,699, and GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit at $5,600. But it’s comparable to other battery storage costs – a Powerwall costs $11,500 with a solar installation through Tesla – and GM’s system eliminates the need to install battery storage. Get started here. –

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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?

Baua Electric

GM last week announced details regarding its vehicle-to-home (V2H) system, set to launch with the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST , that will help EV owners back up their home without the help of a storage battery like a Tesla Powerwall or a backup generator. Ford’s installation of the home system relies on solar provider SunRun.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

According to Ford, that translates to three days for an average 30 kilowatt-per-hour-per-day house with the extended-range Lightning battery, or as long as 10 days when used with a home solar power system that is equipped with a transfer switch that disconnects the house from the grid. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Chevrolet Silverado EV – with up to 650km range the all-electric version of one of America’s most popular pick-up has brains and brawn. Chevrolet Silverado EV will have an EV range of up to 650km. Tesla Cybertruck – radical all-electric pick-up to take on the hulking Americans (Ram, Chevrolet Silverado and Ford F150).

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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. Haul or tow -- buy a Silverado. Plus you can use solar and break technology, as well as other more experimental technology, and never have to charge it because it would then charge itself.

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