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Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

Green Car Congress

The new contracts result from a plan recommended by SCE in response to state forecasts of local reliability needs due to the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and anticipated retirement of older, natural gas generation plants along the Southern California coastline that rely on ocean water for their cooling needs.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

Green Car Congress

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. What we’re essentially offering is all-electric performance for about 25 miles at highway speeds.

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Ideanomics and GEP unveil the EV street sweeper coming to a city near you

Teslarati

Ideanomics and Global Environmental Products (GEP) announced today that it has developed a series of zero-emissions, electric vehicle street sweepers that will soon come to New York City, cities in California, Helena, Montana, and Washington D.C. Hybrid were supplied to GEP. Hybrid were supplied to GEP.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk en route to Norway to speak at 2022 Offshore Northern Shore conference

Teslarati

Incidentally, Musk has been helping Zelenzkyy by providing Ukraine with Starlink satellite internet kits to keep the country connected to the internet despite its ongoing war with Russia. The Tesla CEO also warned about the dangers of letting the oil and gas industry deplete the Earth of its fossil resources at the 2014 ONS.

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Mercedes-AMG Brings Entry-Trim SL 43 to America

The Truth About Cars

turbocharged engine breathed upon by AMG and featuring an electric exhaust gas turbocharger. & Said to provide quick throttle response across the rpm range, the turbo is operated via the car’s 48-volt electrical system, a piece of kit which also feeds the belt-driven starter-generator. .& What’s that, you say?

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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. The ratio of marketing and expectations to intake of real-world information is still steep.

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Solar Energy - A Way To Cut Down On High Energy Costs

DIY Electric Car

What options do you have to cut the sky-rocketing energy bills due to the high oil and gas prices? Installing home solar panels and generating electricity to power our various needs is option that needs to be explored energetically. This discount can work out to nearly 30 % of the cost installing your new solar electric system.

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