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Solar-powered curbside EV charging concept taps streetlights

Green Car Reports

A California-based company aims to add curbside EV charging and solar and wind power to streetlights. Beam Global's BeamSpot incorporates solar panels and small wind turbines to generate some of its own energy, with built-in battery storage to maximize use of it.

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AV Successfully Flight Tests New Solar-Powered Aircraft

CleanTechnica EVs

Horus A is a solar-powered UAS capable of. continued] The post AV Successfully Flight Tests New Solar-Powered Aircraft appeared first on CleanTechnica. The result is Horus™ A, the new version of Sunglider for government applications.

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This Is How Electric Vehicles Win: Solar Power For Your Rivian R1T Pickup Truck

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric vehicles are a perfect match for solarized aftermarket products, like the solar-plus-storage cargo cover in the works for the Rivian R1T electric pickup truck. The post This Is How Electric Vehicles Win: Solar Power For Your Rivian R1T Pickup Truck appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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GM Spring Hill to run on 100% solar power by 2022

Green Car Congress

General Motors expects its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant will be powered by 100% solar energy beginning in late 2022. A green tariff agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to supply up to 100 megawatts of solar energy per year, or the amount of electricity consumed by 18,000 United States households annually.

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Running A Cybertruck On Mostly Solar Power — Interview

CleanTechnica EVs

The last time I interviewed Anthony Sicari, it was about when he tested his home solar power and Tesla batteries to generate and utilize his own electricity for a little over a month instead of using grid electricity. continued] The post Running A Cybertruck On Mostly Solar Power — Interview appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Taiwan Reboots Its Solar-Power Fishponds

Cars That Think

Taiwan’s government is hoping that the more than 400 square kilometers of fishponds can simultaneously produce a second harvest: solar power. A number of other countries have been experimenting with aquavoltaics, including China , Chile , Bangladesh , and Norway , extending the concept to large solar arrays floating on rivers and bays.

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Rivian’s R1T is getting a new solar-powered tonneau cover ‘to go further’ and ‘do anything’

Electrek

Worksport (WKSP) is releasing aftermarket accessories for the Rivian’s R1T , including its solar-powered SOLIS tonneau cover. Rivian’s (RIVN) electric pickup is getting unique new accessories.

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