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

Baua Electric

Anker Solix F3800 First and foremost, the Anker Solix F3800 is a portable power station that delivers up to a massive 6,000W and packs 3,840Wh of capacity but the features go far beyond output. F3800 offers 120V/240V split phase to power large at-home appliances. It can then be used to power the home during low solar power situations.

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

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. Way to go morons.

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