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SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000

Baua Electric

SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees. SunPower is one of the largest residential solar installers in the US. We are also reducing our workforce to better align our business with our new focus.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Driving Impressions: Hitting the Road Always in control Our driving time was spent on wet and dry pavement negotiating San Diego County highways and back country winding roads. We were driving the XSE Premium, which weighed 3,571 pounds, with 287 pounds of that coming from the battery and solar roof. The aerodynamic design has a 0.27

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

Clean Fleet Report

The color palette includes White, Wind Chill Pearl, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Celestial Silver Metallic, Midnight Black Metallic, Supersonic Red, Smoked Mesquite, Army Green, Lunar Rock, Blueprint and Solar Octane. The all-new Tundra should be in dealers by late summer 2022. Maintenance Plan – Two years/25,000 miles.

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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Blink Charging

Finally, technology is also making EVs more eco-friendly, and as our energy grid switches to use more renewable sources like wind and solar power, EVs become even better for the environment. They can be charged using clean energy, reducing their environmental impact.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

The ride is comfortable, with little wind noise, and only the harshest road imperfections transmitted sounds to the cabin. The solar roof means getting a sunroof is not possible, but we feel it is a good tradeoff for this added level of high tech wizardry. Complimentary Maintenance – Three years/36,000 miles.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report was driving the highly optioned Limited, which had the standard solar panel roof that charges the 12-volt and hybrid batteries, producing two miles of electric driving range for every six hours the car is left in the sun. Go into a Hyundai dealer for a lengthy test drive and see how this hybrid sedan fits your lifestyle.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

If you have a charger on your property that is powered by solar, your cost of driving your vehicle is practically zero. In addition, electric cars have far fewer moving parts than gasoline cars, so there is less maintenance and repair cost. Better performance. The Drawbacks of Driving an Electric Vehicle. The cost of purchase.