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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Parking lots covered with solar panels is an idea whose time has come. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Connecting to the grid allows businesses to sell back unused capacity, saving money and preventing wasting energy when surpluses occur. Why aren’t such facilities multiplying everywhere? The way it could be.

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We’re the New Renewables

Cars That Think

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.

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BLUETTI’s Solar+: Your one-stop solution for solar – with a free battery!

Baua Electric

Depending on which battery storage setup you choose, the idea works like this: The BLUETTI modular system connects to solar panels installed on your roof, stores and supplies that power, ensuring uninterrupted energy during outages, or powering your home at night or when you need it.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

An AC charger close by hasn’t been connected yet. DC charger isn’t connected. It can’t establish a connection. I charge here for two hours – on my own, in a lonely car park – so I have enough juice to get back to the other town and try DC charging. Not yet connected and actually in a field.

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

Plugs and Cars

Only half the story about public charging is providing juice: enabling drivers to extend the range of their vehicles beyond their night-time "fill-up" at home when necessary and overcoming newbie "range anxiety." If you happen to have a chip-enabled credit card (I have no idea how prevalent they are), you wave it. Juice flows.

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Taking the Steps To Join the EV World

Blink Charging

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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Our visit to BGauss factory & B8 Electric Scooter Report

Plug In India

I think having an optional rider backrest may also be a good idea for EV scooter companies. But with battery juice limitations, I wonder whether that should be mandated for electric bikes. The suspension has the right level of stiffness. Ergonomics is ok. Why are so many Chinese made EV seats not suitable for Indians?