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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

And in the last two weeks, one of the largest utility companies in the United States, Pacific Gas & Electric, announced plans to work with General Motors in experiments with their bidirectional charging technologies. In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

Power companies also use KWh as the base charge unit for billing consumers. The panels generate DC current that varies with the solar power. The inverter converts the DC solar into AC power that can power the house or be directed back into the Grid as well as connecting up the Battery packs that uses 48 Volt DC. .

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Ok, let me correct myself, state head of Tata E Mobility - as of 1-Jan-22 the unit has been spun off into a separate company, after the billion dollar funding. The company is in the middle of evaluating which of the models to electrify next. My suggestion to the company would be to actually build a grounds-up EV.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Gotta love a company that blows nearly 2 billion a year on PR and advertising!

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