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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

Between my electric bikes, e-motorcycles, e-ATVs, electric tractors, and a few other things I’m probably forgetting, having a weather-sealed, solar-powered off-grid charging shed would be a big benefit. Well, not really cheated, but I just went with a retail solar generator system instead of DIYing that part myself from à la carte components.

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Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

Green Car Congress

The selection was part of a larger contracting for 2,221 MW of power from diverse new resources. Once deployed, the systems will provide a number of services to SCE’s power grid, including ensuring adequate available electrical capacity to meet peak demand. Resource type.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

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As part of ClearFlame’s agreements for engine modification, Minneapolis-based Reviva has been named ClearFlame’s initial engine remanufacturing partner, responsible for integrating ClearFlame’s kit into existing Cummins X15 engines; engines will carry a two-year warranty. —BJ Johnson, ClearFlame co-founder and CEO.

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Efficient Drivetrains selected to participate in $4.4M DOE program for electrification of school buses

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As part of the program, EDI will be supplying its EDI PowerDrive 7000ev electric drivetrain in conjunction with its EDI Power2E exportable power solution to a leading school bus OEM to develop a fleet of zero-emissions electric-powered school buses with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) capabilities.

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Opel bringing Ampera with special nav system and Meriva EVs to iZEUS project on intelligent electric driving and recharging

Green Car Congress

Opel has presented a specially-equipped Ampera extended range electric vehicle to the Technical Institute Karlsruhe (KIT), marking the beginning of a field trial in the research project iZEUS (intelligent Zero Emission Urban System) in Stuttgart. Connected vehicles Electric (Battery) Smart charging Smart Grid' iZEUS Ampera.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

The general principle for bidirectional charging is EVs can either feed power from a charged vehicle back into the house (vehicle-to-home or V2H) or interact with the electric grid itself (vehicle-to-grid or V2G). No word yet on which EVs will take part. (GM And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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Best Tesla Cybertruck accessories for your upcoming pickup

Teslarati

Unplugged Performance Rims – For the uninitiated, having stock rims on your truck, especially in some parts of the United States, is a crime more heinous than not putting the charger back after charging your vehicle. Now, a company named CyberWraps is making a kit to do exactly the same thing for your Cybertruck.

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