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Why is maintaining 80% battery power the best choice for EVs? | EV Basics

Setec Powerr

When it’s time to charge, it’s often wiser to stop at 80% and then get back on the road instead of waiting for the battery to fill up. If your EV has 300 miles of range when fully juiced up, it can go about 240 miles with an 80% state of charge. Keeping this in mind can help you maximize the lifespan of your EV’s battery.

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Fully-electric New Fiat 500 With Power-Saving Mode So Owners Won’t Need to Worry about Running Out of Juice

EV Obssesion

UK orders for New 500 now open, with deliveries due this spring New 500 priced from £19,995* OTR The all-electric New 500 ensures drivers can put fears of range anxiety to the back of their minds thanks to new technology which conserves the vehicle’s battery power, reducing its overall consumption. In a style similar to […].

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First all-electric airline could soar with converted old seaplanes

Green Car Reports

By land, by sea, and by air, battery power is expanding to drive all kinds of transportation. It's harder to loft several thousand pounds of batteries into the air, to make them last potentially an hour or more. And if they run out of juice, pilots can't just pull over and call for a tow.

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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

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. It’s no trouble to wash two or three cars at a time and not run out of juice, even at my notoriously leisurely pace.

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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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Electric Car Range Anxiety Evaporates After Three Months

Green Car Reports

“Range anxiety” for pure battery-powered electric car owners wears off quickly as a driver begins to understand the capabilities and charging patterns of their car, according to a new study by the Technology Strategy Board.

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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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