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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

Baua Electric

It’s initially rolling out in five states – California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas – with plans to expand over time. At $7,299, the bundle doesn’t come cheap. Customers can purchase GM Energy’s V2H bundle through current GM mobile brand apps.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

For safety reasons, overheated battery cells are disabled and isolated from the battery pack, reducing battery capacity and thus the vehicle’s range. The problem occurs when the batteries are charged at a low AC speed of up to 7.5 KW, a common use case for all charging, such as at home or on low-speed chargers, the source said. .

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PNNL study finds US could grow enough algae to produce 25B gallons of fuel per year

Green Car Congress

Freshwater availability and saline water delivery costs are most favorable for the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida peninsula, where evaporation relative to precipitation is moderate. Saline water is a potential alternative, as algae can also be grown in waters ranging from brackish to hyper saline. —Venteris et al.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. GV60 Expanded Range The 2024 GV60 will be available for the first time as a rear-wheel drive model that adds up-to 46 miles or 19% more estimated range on a full charge. Currently all GV60 models are all-wheel drive.

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Blue Origin scraps New Glenn recovery ship, finishes first ‘test tank’

Teslarati

Aside from a flashy, December 2020 re-christening ceremony in which Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos named the vessel Jacklyn after his late mother, the private aerospace company left the ship largely untouched in a Florida port. Further, SpaceX has only lost one booster to waves, and it solved that problem by developing a relatively cheap robot.

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Revolutionizing rider safety: The protective jacket every e-biker should consider

Baua Electric

Then there are the color and pattern options, which seem endless, and the size range includes XXS to literally 8XL and everything in between. The canvas jacket is certainly not a winter coat, but it keeps me warm enough in the moderate Florida and Tel Aviv winter I’ve been testing it in.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

Cars That Think

What excites me is the idea of cheap and accessible hardware! Assistant Professor, Florida State University. The cheapest human-sized humanoids I’m aware of are in the $150K range (a long way from the olden days of $1M price tags)… But I’ll believe the price when I can actually buy one. BACK TO TOP ↑ ]. Christian Hubicki.

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