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magellanNH t1_j4b8h1o wrote

Reply to comment by Strict_Zebra_3585 in Question regarding electricity bills… by [deleted]

pilot program in CA that helped out during the grid emergency they had over the summer: [https://electrek.co/2022/08/18/teslas-virtual-power-plant-first-event-helping-grid-future/#:\~:text=Tesla%27s%20virtual%20power%20plant%20in,plant%20looks%20like%20the%20future](https://electrek.co/2022/08/18/teslas-virtual-power-plant-first-event-helping-grid-future/#:~:text=Tesla%27s%20virtual%20power%20plant%20in,plant%20looks%20like%20the%20future).

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CaliforniaBlueJay420 t1_j6lkqzb wrote

Reply to Tesla sucks, Elon musk sucks, the whole company sucks. by putridfries

money from the IRA is covering 100% costs for many school districts, with [$1B issued](https://electrek.co/2022/10/26/the-epa-just-awarded-1-billion-to-389-school-districts-for-electric-school-buses/) every year until 2026. Green Power Motor Co **(GP)** was the breakout star of my portfolio ... production and delivery records with their Joliet facility coming online 11/22 and currently [rolling out vehicles](https://electrek.co/2022/11/02/first-lion-electric-school-bus-made-in-us-at-joliet-factory/). They have an incredible book of orders to fill; [2,408 orders](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lion-electric-announces-third-quarter-2022-results-301673915.html) consisting

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Splenda t1_ixe9t46 wrote

Reply to comment by gerkletoss in HVDC macrogrid would reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs while transmitting low-cost renewable power by manual_tranny

local government enroute wants a piece of the revenue. Hence, the 3,800 km [Xlinks line](https://electrek.co/2022/04/21/the-worlds-longest-subsea-cable-will-send-clean-energy-from-morocco-to-the-uk/) that will soon power much of the UK from Morocco skirts the coasts of Portugal, Spain

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DontWorryImADr t1_j1agg8b wrote

Reply to comment by ClapAlongChorus in How do fusion scientists expect to produce enough Tritium to sustain D-T fusion (see text)? by DanTheTerrible

comparison, a single EV battery requires something on the order of [63 kg of lithium](https://electrek.co/2016/11/01/breakdown-raw-materials-tesla-batteries-possible-bottleneck/). Assuming this is even remotely true, we then have references from Youtubers like Real Engineering who estimate

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Loki-L t1_j233nhz wrote

Reply to ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg

charging your scooter at a charging station you swap out the batteries with fully charged ones. https://electrek.co/2022/01/12/taiwan-soon-to-have-more-gogoro-electric-scooter-battery-swap-stations-than-gas-stations/ This is possible because these scooters only need two batteries and they are small enough

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HarryHacker42 t1_j24t7bg wrote

Reply to comment by enjoyoutdoors in ELI5 why do electric vehicles have one big battery that's hard to replace once it's expired, rather than lots of smaller ones that could be swapped out based on need (to trade off range/power/weight)? by ginonofalg

What OP wanted: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1tbf8muMc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1tbf8muMc) What Tesla gives you: https://electrek.co/2020/11/03/tesla-tsla-new-battery-cells-panasonic-faster-charging-capacity/

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 OP t1_j9pv5kj wrote

Reply to comment by SayTheLineBart in Pittsburgh driverless truck startup Locomation to close by 69FunnyNumberGuy420

time. The entire Nikola hyrogen-powered truck demo was faked.   https://gizmodo.com/electric-truck-maker-nikola-to-pay-125-million-in-sec-1848251455 https://electrek.co/2020/09/14/nikola-nkla-admits-faking-video-driving-prototype-weak-response/   If you can watch that video and conclude from it that it means that self

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djkuhl t1_ja1xzn2 wrote

Reply to comment by Dirty_South_Cracka in How Much Land Would It Require To Get Most Of Our Electricity From Wind & Solar? by BlitzOrion

recharged 1000's of times and recycled can be developed. [Iron Redox Flow Batteries](https://electrek.co/2023/02/14/uss-first-solar-panels-over-canals-pilot-will-deploy-iron-flow-batteries/) are being deployed at grid scale (only two 75kwh batteries to start) for the first time this year

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Liquidretro t1_jadh23l wrote

Reply to Would you recommend buying a new car in this situation? by GachaJay

take advantage of them too. Pretty sure Toyota is out of their allocated credits too [https://electrek.co/2023/02/03/which-electric-vehicles-still-qualify-for-us-federal-tax-credit/](https://electrek.co/2023/02/03/which-electric-vehicles-still-qualify-for-us-federal-tax-credit/)

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Carl_The_Sagan t1_janh56q wrote

Reply to Electric world that kicks out fossil fuels will cost less than combustion economy. 30TW of wind and solar PV will take 0.2% of earth's surface. by DisasterousGiraffe

overcoming nimbyism and local control. Look at why the potentially biggest solar far was cancelled. [https://electrek.co/2021/07/26/us-largest-solar-farm-is-scrapped-because-nevada-locals-dont-want-to-look-at-it/](https://electrek.co/2021/07/26/us-largest-solar-farm-is-scrapped-because-nevada-locals-dont-want-to-look-at-it/)

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SeaworthinessLeft88 t1_je04qfg wrote

Reply to comment by FIFAFanboy2023 in Inside the crazy, mixed-up world of electric-vehicle charger pricing by bostonglobe

already been a trial in Melrose](https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/30/national-grid-installs-pole-mounted-ev-chargers-in-massachusetts), [in Seattle](https://cleantechnica.com/2022/06/20/seattle-offers-utility-pole-ev-chargers-to-city-residents/), in [LA](https://electrek.co/2019/11/13/la-adds-hundreds-of-ev-chargers-to-streetlights-giving-renters-a-place-to-plug-in/), and [in Europe](https://cleantechnica.com/2021/11/08/connected-kerb-to-add-10000-ev-chargers-in-west-sussex/). We already have the technology there, and the engineering challenges

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