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Stuff We Use: Bluetooth Speakers

The Truth About Cars

Weve used this speaker and it is decently robust with good sound, designed to weather a few knocks and scrapes in typical Jeep environments. It can also provide juice to devices via a USB port, which is handy. It says the rechargeable battery lasts for about 12 hours but Ive never really gotten more than eight or nine.

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Kia EV5 Earth Long Range Review: To the top of Australia and down the other side in an EV

EV Central

We had to recharge here because theres nowhere really suitable to do so again until we reach our overnight stop on the far side of the climb across the Victorian border in Corryong. We dont fast recharge after the quick run to Jindabyne and then the steep, smooth, flowing and pretty climb to Thredbo. Kia EV5 Snowy Drive.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment.

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Save $500 on Juiced e-bike bundles with extra batteries, Anker 192Wh power station hits $105, more

Baua Electric

Headlining today’s green deals is a promotional opportunity from Juiced Bikes to save $500 when bundling the new 52V G2 battery with a selection of discounted e-bikes. It features a seven-position height adjustment for whatever environment may need a trim and starts up with the simple push of a button.

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Stuff We Use: External Speakers

The Truth About Cars

We’ve used this speaker and it is decently robust with good sound, clearly designed to weather a few knocks and scrapes in typical Jeep environments whilst also able to provide a bit of juice to devices via its USB port. It says the rechargeable battery lasts for about 12 hours but I’ve never really gotten more than eight or nine.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Of course, most owners of EVs use their vehicles in a local environment and, those that can, charge their vehicle’s battery overnight at home or during the day at work. Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. Consequently, range anxiety and charging locations are of little concern.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.