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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. battery-powered household tools have come a long way from the Bad Old Days – and are even light years ahead in terms of performance than those on sale just a few years ago.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

Driivz

With V2H, an EV’s battery can keep the lights on , the refrigerator running, and devices charged for up to three days in the event of a blackout. Consumers can also reduce home energy costs and help balance the grid by charging EVs during off-peak hours and using EV battery power during peak hours.

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

Cars That Think

As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries. Then, as electricity entrepreneurs expanded power generation and transmission capacity, they faced the new problem of what to do with all the cheap off-peak, nighttime electricity they could now produce.

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Pick me up! Fiat reveals the wild cheap electric ute that will spearhead its reinvention in Australia

EV Central

Fiat has ignored this week’s Geneva motor show and instead gone it alone revealing five all-new radical concepts including a battery-powered ute that it hopes will forge a new path to success in markets such as Australia. The post Pick me up!

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The best electric bicycle conversion kits

Green Authority

With a battery-powered bike, you can use it more often while using your car less. They are used by more powerful engines and typically last longer than brushed motors. Motor power: If you will only use your ebike for light commutes around town, then lower performance motors with low wattage will do.

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

Setec Powerr

Lithium iron phosphate batteries have a large capacity. Lithium iron phosphate battery has no memory effect. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are green, non-toxic, non-polluting, raw materials from a wide range of sources, and cheap. Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

0:00 / 4:40 Battery power for Chrysler The Circuit will be a purely plug-in car - there will be no gas tank or gasoline engine at all - with an expected range of 150 to 200 miles on a full charge. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor. Answer a few questions and get graded on your money skills.