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Stuff We Use: Power Inverters

The Truth About Cars

Power inverters convert energy from a car's battery from DC to AC, so that one can safely use AC-powered equipment in a vehicle. That inverter was actually the size and shape of a large coffee from Dunkin Donuts – in fact, that company would be wise to license its image for this precise purpose.

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

Baua Electric

The first new model will be revealed in July, with the company planning to launch a new vehicle every year until 2027. The battery comes with DC charging at up to 85 kW, which adds enough juice for 31 extra miles of range in just five minutes, according to Fiat. It’s free, with no sales calls until you choose an installer.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. That meant looking for a decent public DC charging station in a nearby town. Fortunately the guy next to me was finishing charging his Mustang Mach-E and he “gave” me his cable to use (the cost was being charged to his company card). In summary.

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We experience the 2022 Kia EV6 : ADAS | Sensors | Regen | 150 kW Fast Charging

Plug In India

The Nasik franchisee of NIIT chanced upon his paper – and immediately made Shashank an offer to join the IT company that he was running. It has an interesting gizmo where the 800 V DC gets converted to 230 V AC – and can be accessed via a normal 15 A plug. kWh of juice. I am told that it can do a DC charge at 240 kW!

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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. The company has since grown to over 100 employees, and the company boasts that many are former SpaceX, Tesla, and Rivian workers (like, well, every other electric startup).

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. And if you're located in California, the California Energy Commission portion of the grant to Coulomb will pay for installation. Free Juice Bar explicitly sells charge stations to offer free power.

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

Cars That Think

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. With funding from the California Air Resources Board , the team installed an AC-150 drive in a Volkswagen Beetle.

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