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Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. Parking lots covered with solar panels is an idea whose time has come. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Why aren’t such facilities multiplying everywhere?
Cars That Think
MARCH 24, 2023
JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. startup Elve Speed, embodies the mission to bring ultrahigh-speed wireless connectivity to remote and urban areas. We choose images that reflect an important advance, or a trend, or that are just mesmerizing to look at.
EV Central
JULY 4, 2023
Those exact words came from my wife’s mouth when I suggested we rent an electric car for a week’s family holiday in France. A shitty obscure Chinese electric car. Rent a petrol or diesel car for your holidays. In many places, electric cars are cheaper to rent than equivalent petrol cars.
Plugs and Cars
MARCH 3, 2011
I wrote back in December about my unhappy experience attempting to charge my loaner LEAF at San Francisco City Hall's electric car charging stations. Parking in these Coulomb charge stations is restricted to city-owned vehicles and Car Share companies under threat of towing. But one shouldn't have to know Bob to plug in your new car.
Cars That Think
JUNE 27, 2022
Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. That is, would cycling the battery more than necessary prematurely degrade the very heart of the car?
Baua Electric
MAY 21, 2024
And, like in electric cars, an electric motor has high torque at zero rpm, which means it has… A LOT OF GET-UP-AND-GO. And the throttle was pretty twitchy, which is bound to happen with so much power, but Arc was thinking about smoothing out the mapping of the throttle lever, which I think would be a good idea.
Blink Charging
JANUARY 19, 2023
Along with researching specific vehicles, it’s also a good idea to research EV ownership in general. And for that, you can connect with other EV owners. You can start with a resource like Kelley Blue Book , but a local dealership will also be a good resource for information, as well as the manufacturer’s website.
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