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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

Nevertheless, most gearheads tend to like keeping their ride relatively clean, explaining the sheer number (and type) of pressure washers marketed toward consumers. For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would.

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The Workplace Charging Challenge

Plugs and Cars

In the luxury car market you can feel that the ground has begun to shift. The electric Infiniti has been “postponed,” and BMW is entering the market with a car that doesn’t challenge Tesla. Workplace charging certainly isn’t a concern of Tesla S owners, but it should become the focus for getting drivers into EVs and PHEVs.

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

The Truth About Cars

Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery pack with a 71.4-kWh Charging is listed at about 9 hours from “low to full” on a Level 2 charger. The bZ4X is far from the dregs of the market.

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Why One LEAF-Driving Cop Can't Drive Straight Home After Work Anymore

Plugs and Cars

We chatted while he finished charging his LEAF at the recently installed Quick Charger at the new Market Street Whole Foods in San Francisco. Bill lives a good 60 miles from San Francisco, so he needs to get some juice to make his trip home after work. He had stopped to charge up for his commute home after work.

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

Cars That Think

Purveyors of EVs would have a new public-policy rationale backing up their market. 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. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

Arc is a very new company – it was founded in 2021 in Los Angeles, and is targeting the luxury boat market with high-powered electric boats. This is by no means cheap, but is relatively competitive with the higher-end wake boats from companies like Nautique or Malibu (Nautique has its own electric wake boat , which starts at $312k).

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Electric bikes vs electric scooters vs electric mopeds vs electric motorcycles: What’s the difference?

Green Authority

However, on average, electric bikes can go between 30 to 50 miles (48 to 80 km) on a single charge. The range of electric scooters available on the market today can go 35 to 40 miles (56 to 64 km) before running out of juice. Read more: The best cheap electric kick-scooters of 2021. Comfort, convenience, and safety.