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Anker Solix F3800 and Home Power Panel create an accessible whole-home backup solution

Baua Electric

Self-consumption mode monitors solar production and power from the grid and recharges with excess solar juice. It can then be used to power the home during low solar power situations. This can help minimize electricity bills by using battery power during peak times and recharging during off-peak times.

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Gear up for outdoor adventures with BLUETTI’s huge spring sale

Baua Electric

Don’t just go camping, go BLUETTI-style camping with this new, groundbreaking SwapSolar ecosystem , offering the world’s first LFP-powered MultiCooler portable fridge and ice maker with the AC180T hot-swappable battery power station. The 2,048Wh battery can be recharged in just two hours using the 1,200W solar charger.

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Raejean & Tessie’s photographic EV road trip

Electric Auto Association

Red rocks, dinosaur prints, Sawtooth Mountains, High Sierra wilderness, and wildflowers By Raejean Fellows: Past President, Electric Auto Association; Director, Plug In America. She recommended a small, battery-powered, $8 lantern for ambient light, good for both inside and outside the car. Thank you, Elon!

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Kempton and Letendre’s. In the UK, experiments are.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Over a 25-minute race, that’s 50 kWh of energy capture, which nearly matches the total 60 kWh of usable battery power in a buffered, 80- kWh pack. Flip a switch, and the Porsche can spool up 1,073 horsepower—more juice than an F1 car—for roughly 18 minutes. This plug-in GT4 can also charge from 5-to-80 percent in 15 minutes.

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