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2023-05-03 Range Energy Electric Powered Trailers

Range Energy thinks it has the best answer, and it doesn’t require any retrofitting of tractors or engines, just a new trailer. Range figured that so many people have thought about electrifying the semi-truck tractor, but nobody has really focused on the trailer. This makes sense considering the trailer is just dead weight on most

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2022-07-02 Enough EV Batteries For All EVs By 2035?

The EU is going to prohibit new gas cars by 2035. But they question whether there will be enough batteries for EVs in 2035. They mentioned Lithium iron phosphate and sodium ion batteries. But they failed to state the obvious! The law doesn’t say everyone must buy a battery EV. They failed to even mention

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2022-06-30 We Have To Switch To Electric Cars

We have to switch to electric cars. Can the grid handle it? From a video on Engineering Explained channel. https://youtu.be/7dfyG6FXsUU EVs – electric vehicles – get about 100 miles per gallon equivalent. One gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 kWh. We do some math and come up with about 1 trillion kWh used by

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2022-06-20 living With An Electric Car Has…

Living with an electric car has changed my mind. https://youtu.be/Qo4byxhI6kY

2022-06-15 Elon Musk Interview Pt. 2

YouTube video, over an hour Elon Musk on life, the universe and everything, Part 2 https://youtu.be/iHmSrK238vI

2022-06-12 New Hydrogen Electrolyzer From Hysata

New hydrogen electrolyzer from Hysata https://youtu.be/2XhsQ7nuoRo Re: conventional electrolyzers, he said, “”…however, difficulties in production and storage, a long with inefficiencies, have stopped it from being a game changer.”” I don’t see what “difficulties in production and storage” have to do with this. Hydrogen is already being produced, stored and transported in massive quantities, albeit

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2022-06-09 ESRI Time Lapse Of GigaFactory Nevada

Talks about the building and shows timelapse of the construction. Link is to instagram. I don’t have an account, so I can’t go any further. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CcyCbzfl1BW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

2022-06-05 9000T Gigapress Is For CT Unibody

This is a new theory. Elon Musk said the 9000 ton IDRA Gigapress is for the Cybertruck body, in other words the structural frame underneath the exterior stainless steel panels. Before it was thought that the 8000 ton Gigapress would be for the Cybertruck’s “skateboard” – front, rear and structural battery pack. The 9000 ton

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2022-05-31 UCI: Autonomous Vehicles Spooked By Objects

This research from U. California Irvine says they can trick autonomous vehicles into erratic behavior. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/29/uci-researchers-autonomous-vehicles-can-be-tricked-into-dangerous-driving-behavior/

2022-05-25 AQMD Pays $250 For Home Charger

The So. California AQMD will pay up to $250 for a level 2 charger (similar to a dryer outlet) to homeowners. Also more or less $, refer to the link for more information. http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/community/community-detail?title=ev-charging-incentive

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