article thumbnail

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.

Juice 57
article thumbnail

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.

Charging 103
article thumbnail

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

Baua Electric

Here are some of the ways that BLUETTI can make a difference: The ultimate camping and RV upgrade: SwapSolar ecosystem Get the AC180T, MultiCooler, and B70 SwapSolar bundle for a super early-bird price of $1,719 (retail price is $2,627). Even better, it’s on sale now for $179 (regularly priced $249). Save $600 !

Sale 52
article thumbnail

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. The Ukraine war is playing havoc with energy pricing and market stability.

GM 92
article thumbnail

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

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Some observers thought V2G could prevent the kinds of price spikes and rolling blackouts then plaguing the Golden State.

Grid 138
article thumbnail

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. Energy prices now strain many households to the breaking point.

Grid 91
article thumbnail

Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

After moving to Octopus Energy we moved to the then Beta version of Octopus Go and this is the killer app for solar and battery power. . With Octopus Go we receive low cost power between 00:30 and 04:30 every day. This extra storage increases the length of time that we can run on the battery packs rather than the grid. .

Solar 81