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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories. A 25-degree tip is not as vigorous as a 10-degree, for example – though you might not wish to use the latter on yer new car. Read the manual and know what’s best for your particular task. We hope you found this one helpful.

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2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger: Charge It Up

The Truth About Cars

A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice. It works like this -- the V6 produces mechanical power, the generator turns that into electric power, and that electric power either charges a depleted battery or goes right to the EDMs if the driver wants to save battery charge.

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

Baua Electric

Expanding on its line of Solix home energy solutions, one of Anker’s latest offerings is the new Solix F3800 Portable Power Station. But, it grows even more powerful with the Solix Home Power Panel. Self-consumption mode monitors solar production and power from the grid and recharges with excess solar juice.

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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. A side benefit could be plugging in appliances to the car while camping rough.

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Raejean & Tessie’s photographic EV road trip

Electric Auto Association

She has rescued me when inattentive drivers have attempted to merge into me, and when I have been inattentive to cars up ahead. She recommended a small, battery-powered, $8 lantern for ambient light, good for both inside and outside the car. The juice there was so sweet and quick. Thank you, Elon!

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

Cars That Think

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. 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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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. The standard unit of electrical power is the watt, which is defined as a current of one ampere, at a voltage of one volt.

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