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Ohio bill would let locals ban wind and solar (but not fossil fuels)

The Ohio State Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee will consider Senate Bill 52 today, which would allow townships to designate “energy development districts” for wind and solar farms or just veto them altogether. However, locals would not have the same rights when it comes to fossil fuel plants. Ohio’s anti-clean energy bill Energy News Network elaborates on the bill, which has a…
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We drove all of Daimler’s electric trucks and want to see them everywhere

Daimler Trucks North America invited us out for a test drive of all of Daimler’s electric truck portfolio — the Freightliner eCascadia and eM2, the Jouley electric school bus, and a walk-in delivery van on the MT50e platform by Freightliner custom chassis. Coming away from the experience, we’re more excited than ever about the electric future for these fleet offerings. The spectrum of…
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CUPRA Born Launch: Can you see yourself in the ‘hot SEAT?’

We’re delighted to say a big hola, hola to CUPRA’s first all-electric vehicle, the CUPRA Born. This sleek and sporty high-performance MEB-based hatchback looks a bit different from the endless electric SUVs on the market, and we rather like it. [This is part of an ongoing collaboration between Fully Charged and Electrek] It comes with options for a 45 kWh, a 58 kWh, or a 77 kWh battery, and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 24, 2021

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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The electric Vespa-maker Piaggio unveils its second electric scooter

Piaggio’s second ever electric scooter has just been unveiled ahead of the Beijing Motor Show later this week. That’s where the new Piaggio ONE will take center stage, though the brand is already unveiling the vehicle online to start the buzz. The new Piaggio ONE electric scooter isn’t just a single vehicle, but rather a platform. Piaggio says that it will be available in multiple power…
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