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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Many wonder, “why not install solar panels on an EV’s roof?” Why aren’t such facilities multiplying everywhere?

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Stuff We Use: Power Inverters

The Truth About Cars

After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories. Power inverters convert energy from a car's battery from DC to AC, so that one can safely use AC-powered equipment in a vehicle. Power inverters literally come in all shapes and sizes.

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We’re the New Renewables

Cars That Think

JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. This WindBox turbine, installed on the roof of a building in Rouen, France, is 1.6 startup Elve Speed, embodies the mission to bring ultrahigh-speed wireless connectivity to remote and urban areas. household).

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How EV Charging Stations Can Help Your Business Attract and Retain Employees

EV Connect

Charging at work also means that employees can skip the installation (and public charging) and juice up their EV at work. It’s High Time To Install EV Charging in the Workplace Considering all the factors above, there is no time like the present to set up EV charging at the workplace for your employees. Think again!

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Share 4 stories about mobile EV charging

Setec Powerr

Story 1 As a traveler, I always rely on my electric car for transportation. My car ran out of charge in the hotel parking lot, and there was no charging station nearby. The van arrived shortly after, and the service technician connected my car to a mobile charging station. But during one of my trips, I faced a problem.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. That is, would cycling the battery more than necessary prematurely degrade the very heart of the car?

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

This long, low five-door super-coupe not only the most powerful Audi electric vehicle ever built, it’s the most powerful Audi production car of all time. The latter includes embedded satellite-navigation and Audi connect online services such as traffic information, parking information and weather. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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