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Coal will make up 85% of electric generating capacity retirements in 2022 – Here’s why

January 12, 2022
US electricity generator operators have scheduled 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity to retire during 2022, and the vast majority of those scheduled retirements – 85% – are coal-fired power plants, reports the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) today. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 11, 2022

January 12, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Maserati returns to motorsport with Gen 3 Formula E entry for 2022/23

January 11, 2022
Today, Maserati announced its fastest electrified vehicle yet, when it revealed that it would be joining the 9th season of Formula E racing, bringing the iconic trident brand back to single seater competition for the first time in more than 60 years! Maserati’s first appearance in motorsport was at the 1926 Targa Florio, an open road endurance race through the Sicilian mountains. The car won its…
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VW Group Chairman visits Audi’s new charging hub, previewing a very feasible future for charging stations

January 11, 2022
Following the recent opening of a unique Audi charging hub in Germany, Volkswagen Group chairman of the board of management Herbert Deiss shared his visit. Audi’s “world first” charging hub concept represents a future in charging station design focused around comfort and function, rather than convenience and sweaty hot dogs like many current gas stations. Audi AG is a German automaker with…
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Bugatti shows off first electric vehicle, but don’t get your hopes up

January 11, 2022
Bugatti may be working on an electric hypercar, but this isn’t it. The company’s first electric vehicle just rolled out, and it did so on two wheels. That’s because instead of some bleeding-edge car, it’s a basic electric scooter. To be fair, it’s a pretty slick-looking scooter though. Bugatti didn’t develop the electric two-wheeler on its own. Instead, it combined forces with…
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