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

Baua Electric

I used pressure-treated 2x4s to build a pair of mounts for the solar panels, each of which would hold three 200W panels. All of the panels are wired for the inverter/battery/charge controller gear (which is an all-in-one unit) and the kit includes all of the adapters. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto was also lacking in our test cars – cable only instead, but there is wireless phone charging. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors. It feels lively, eager and your speed builds in a beautifully linear way. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6.

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This is the most innovative full-suspension electric scooter I’ve ridden in years

Baua Electric

This isn’t just-for-show suspension like we’ve seen on plenty of cheap e-bikes and e-scooters. Next, this isn’t a cheap ride. So yeah, it’s not cheap. But the company invested in building something new, and innovation doesn’t come cheap. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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2024 Smart #1 and #3 review: Re-born brand delivers compelling Volvo EX30, Tesla and BYD rival

EV Central

Styling’s done in Germany, while build and electric components hail from China. There are also hot Brabus versions of each, which feature body kits, racy microfibre suede trim and an additional electric motor over the front end. Two small crossover SUVs are offered – the awkward-bummed #1 and sportier-looking #3.

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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

Auto makers have tinkered with them since the early 1900s, but the cars didn't gain much attention in the U.S. But Detroit auto makers ignored him. When President Bush delivers his State of the Union address next week, he is expected to tout alternative auto fuels, like ethanol, as well as nuclear energy.

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GM demos its new Energy products by running a mansion off a Silverado EV

Baua Electric

GM also plans to build a virtual power plant, as we’ve seen other energy services companies do , which aggregates the energy available from hundreds or thousands of customers and discharges it to the grid when needed. That’s important, because the system isn’t cheap. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

EV Central

But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. There’s a healthy smattering of equipment in the S, including wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto , smart key entry, powered driver’s seat, auto headlights and wipers, dual-zone ventilation and a fully digital instrument cluster. Kia Niro EV GT-Line interior.

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