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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. A quick note on power compared to energy. How much energy is the bulb using? In other words, power is energy per unit of time.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

EV Central

If you want to keep the tyre mobility kit and power cable bags in the boot, this also eats into space. Day 4: Juicing Up Despite all my driving fun, I’m still returning just under Kia’s official consumption figure. . “It’s not warm and fuzzy, more a hard, electric future,” I’m told. I shall miss it.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. In spite of its size and 2 ton weight, it sips energy which is in low Nexon territory. Easier and more energy efficient to pump air than coolant. After all, where are you going to be pumping all that energy into? 5,000 upwards.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

billion in Department of Energy loans to develop new fuel-efficient vehicles, including the Volt. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal.

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