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EGEB: Largo Police Department is first in Tampa Bay to buy electric motorcycles

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles. 7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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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. There are many ways to skin a cat, and even more ways to add solar power to a shipping container. Here’s how I did it.

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W2 Energy reports progress in development of compressed air rotary engine; deployment inCAES system

Green Car Congress

W2 has shipped a SteamRay/AirRocket unit for deployment in the compressed air storage system (CAES) designed by AzRISE (Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy) at the University of Arizona. Once tested at AzRISE the entire CAES system will be installed and tested at the Tucson Electric Power site featuring Solon solar technology.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

Teslarati

The starting point for my thinking about clean energy is how to create and store energy sustainably and for the long term, and how to provide a constant source of power for the future of productive life. In the long run, solar energy will become the main source of energy for human civilization. The storage of sustainable energy.

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EV Charging Station needs better solution

Setec Powerr

because the power of EV becomes stronger (electricity being stored by motor, for battery at the most 100kVA and also to supply electric vehicles electric heat power). We already reported a few electrical motorcycles performing at very high energy (150 kW of total system current).

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

Other EAA chapters hosted virtual happy hours and coffee chats, investigated solar-powered EVs, and learned about the latest charging, financing, and permitting information in states around the country. Other meet-ups around the country took place at ranches, wineries, farm stores, and farmers markets. DEED event on St.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

I remember one guy who was irate just because he had to drive around us as he left a box store.” Other speakers have included an HEAA member who builds electric motorcycles, another who has converted gas lawn mowers into electric, and a third who is proud to move around his property while sitting in his converted electric La-Z-Boy.

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