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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. battery-powered household tools have come a long way from the Bad Old Days – and are even light years ahead in terms of performance than those on sale just a few years ago.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

That time isn’t much longer than a gasoline fill-up, especially for motorcyclists who don’t mind some stretching and recovery after hours in the saddle. Faster pit stops could also help unlock sales for electric two-wheelers, which have been slow to catch on due to dawdling charge times and limited riding range.

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Customer story: Real-world examples of how our Emergency Mobile Charging Systems have made a difference

Setec Powerr

For those less familiar with electric vehicles, anxiety about range or fear of battery drain is holding them back from switching from gasoline to electric cars. Imagine being on the road, and your dashboard says you’re about to run out of juice, and there’s no EV charging station nearby – what do you do?

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What the Nissan Leaf Has Taught Us About Natural Disaster Recovery

Blink Charging

The Leaf models were used as portable power stations , with enough juice to power the average Japanese home for four days, power 6,200 smartphones, or run 100 elevator round trips in a 48-story building. . It can recharge where the power supply has been restored, and then drive on to another hard-hit region.”

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

Clean Fleet Report

Since sales of EVs are growing at a faster rate than expected, this is a major concern that needs be taken care of pretty rapidly. Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. The next EV he recalls driving was an electric car built in the early 1900s before gasoline cars took over the market.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

The e-motor also provides regenerative braking to recharge the battery, and there’s an integrated 33 kW (44 hp) starter-generator as well. The e-Save button also toggles to invoke Battery Charge, which recharges the pack using engine power. Sales: high. It’s sandwiched between a 2.0-liter Data: no dice. 54k MSRP.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As part of the solution framework, the Israeli government will provide tax incentives to customers, Renault will supply the electric vehicles, and Project Better Place will construct and operate an Electric Recharge Grid across the entire country. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil.

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