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DIY Car Maintenance Tasks to Try at Home

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Car owners may be tempted to skip maintenance because it is an extra cost they need to pay for. Fortunately, certain maintenance tasks are DIY projects and can save you money, as the average cost of car repairs ranges between $300 to $500. This article highlights some DIY car maintenance tasks you can tackle at home. 

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Ideal Power, developer of new indirect power conversion technology, prices IPO

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the developer of a new approach to electric power conversion ( earlier post ), has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $5.00 has developed a novel, patented power conversion technology it calls Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). Ideal Power Inc., Ideal Power Inc.

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Should Cities Offer Free EV Charging?

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Some cities are expanding their charging infrastructure with pay-per-use models to help offset installation and maintenance costs. Plus, selling advertising can be a way to recoup some of the installation and maintenance costs without extending that cost to the consumer. Some are looking to develop revenue streams.

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EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms

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Every person we spoke with wanted to talk—to vent, even—and to share conversations they’d had and anecdotes they’d heard from others in the business. Tesla aside, all networks are perceived to be more focused on getting new stations in the ground—and associated photo ops with local politicians—than funding operations and maintenance.

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DOE selects 33 clean energy businesses for nearly $6.7M in support under Small Business Vouchers pilot

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Connected Signals, working with ANL. Connected Signals will obtain traffic signal data and demonstrate the benefits of real-time signal-state information for vehicles and drivers. Renewable Power Conversion, working with SNL. Transient Plasma Systems, working with ANL. Visolis, working with NREL/PNNL. Wind Power. Organization.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

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The screen also is home for embedded navigation and the fantastic, optional three-amplifier, 28-channel, 36-speaker AKG Studio Reference 3D sound system. The Cadillac User Experience, or CUE System , is designed to provide a complete suite of infotainment, navigation and communication tools for keeping the driver connected.

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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership

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This enables more efficiency in terms of grid connections and capital investment. The main difference from a technical perspective is that when you have two plugs, it’s what I refer to as an all-in-one unit. You have AC-to-DC conversion happening within that one unit. Q&A with Revel COO Paul Suhey.