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Tesla makes good on its promise to install Solar Panels at Fremont Factory

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Tesla is making good on its promise to install Solar Panels at its facilities, with a new.435 435 MW DC solar panel project on Building 8 of the Fremont Factory. household is about 1,500 square feet and would only need a 6 kW solar system to operate sufficiently. MW solar array on its Stamping Building.

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Tesla launches line of Li-ion stationary storage systems for homes and businesses: POWERWALL and POWERPACK

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The packs contain all the integrated safety systems, the liquid thermal control and the DC/DC converter, and work with solar systems straight out of the box, Musk said. Round-trip DC efficiency is 92%, power output is 2 kW continuous, 3.3 up to 90 kWh of storage. Tesla POWERWALL unit. Click to enlarge. amp peak output.

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Nevada Gold Mines is using US-made panels to build a 200 MW solar farm

Electrek

First Solar, the largest US-owned solar panel manufacturer, today announced that it’s going to provide 260 megawatts (MW)DC of Ohio-made solar modules to Nevada Gold Mines , the single largest gold-producing complex in the world.

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"Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update. from EVJerry back in DC with the "Spirit" Hanging out at the Beach!

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Maybe even provide feedback to PHEV3A Co-Chairs: Joe Lado JoeLado@yahoo.com or EVJerry Asher EVJerry@usa.net (202) 486-5450 "Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update - 7 November 2008 I. See Dr Walter Wu's email regarding gifting the "Spirit of DC" in the Feb 2009 timeframe. Winter Schedule Planning for "Spirit of DC: A.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. After that, the word spread fast.” Staubel Roadter intro at EAASV meeting. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A - Untitled Article

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

EAA Board of Director member Jerry Asher joined the caravan and provided support with the “Spirit of DC” Plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid. Six other electric cars joined the Tesla Roadster and “Spirit of DC” Plug-in Toyota Prius as part of the exhibition.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

EVJerry traveled with the RAR caravan as an advance scout vehicle in the All American “Spirit of DC”. The EVADC chapter became the lead sponsor of an EVducational Tour, called the "Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America. This converted Toyota Prius is another type of Plug-in --a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle).