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Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky

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Rivian plans to convert the Starfire Mine in Kentucky to a solar energy center. The conversion is estimated to be a $1 billion solar project. It will be one of Kentucky’s largest renewable power projects once converted. The Starfire Mine, Kentucky, was once one of the largest coal mines in the United States.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. There are already commercially available kits with excellent, detailed instructions for how to convert a vehicle.

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California Energy Commission awards $750K to Electricore to study standardization of plug-in vehicle batteries

Green Car Congress

Measurements will be taken for all significant possible sources of emissions and leaks, including the production, processing, transmission, and distribution of natural gas in buildings, neighborhoods, facilities, and regional settings. The project includes $437,093 in match funding from Anaergia.

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NYC Testing Rexroth Hydraulic Hybrid Technology in Refuse Trucks

Green Car Congress

Hydraulic energy is converted into kinetic energy. The HRB system-equipped trucks will be operated in all five of the City’s boroughs, to test fuel efficiency and other parameters in a wide range of neighborhoods, seasonal conditions, and operating environments.

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Smoothing out the DMOC acceleration/braking

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

So, I took the car out into the neighborhood with the laptop hooked up and started playing around with the EEX???TorqueSlew I've started an 914 Electric Conversion Wiki at the URL below. These oscillations can put extra stress on the drivetrain and cause general annoyances with the passengers. Please contribute to the Wiki as you can.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Converting a gas appliance to a heat pump, for example, would draw 4 to 6 kW, while an L2 charger for EVs would be 12 to 14 kW. For instance, Marshall stated, it is not unusual for a 37.5 kilovolt-ampere transformer to support 15 households, as the distribution system was originally designed for each household to draw 2 kilowatts of power.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). From there, he turned to an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)-to-electric conversion. “I I had it shipped to EV West in San Diego and they kept it for a year, converted it, and sent it back to me. White’s Polaris GEM with added solar panel.