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EGEB: Largo Police Department is first in Tampa Bay to buy electric motorcycles

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles. more… The post EGEB: Largo Police Department is first in Tampa Bay to buy electric motorcycles appeared first on Electrek.

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EPA awards $5M to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) for cleaner big rigs

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5 million to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) to help Southern truckers and small businesses to buy cleaner big rigs. Rush Truck Centers in Nashville (Smyrna), Tennessee as well as Tampa and Winter Garden, Florida will have retrofitted trucks in stock in early 2011.

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What EV has the Best Bang for the Buck?

Clean Fleet Report

Bronson, Tampa, FL With some 43 new battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) debuting in the U.S. But if it’s really time to upgrade or you just need a car now, buying an EV is the smart and responsible way to go. Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Dear EarthTalk : Which of the EV models now available in the U.S.

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BoostEV is an on-demand mobile EV charging network, like UberEats for hungry EVs

Charged EVs

So, right now, if you said, “Well, Josh, how quickly can you expand to the Tampa/St Pete, Florida area?” If Charged wanted to service EV owners in the Tampa Bay area (the location of Charged HQ), I could have your unit tomorrow, and then Tampa Bay is on the map. Now Tampa Bay EV owners can start getting range delivered.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

The Truth About Cars

& However, the paper doesn’t favor everyone running out to buy the largest diesel pickup they can afford. EVs also require some rather contentious mining practices and tend to source their energy from power stations that may not be as green as one would hope. However, the paper offers no automotive-based solutions.

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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

Baua Electric

Airbnb’s rental categories can help travelers find off-the-grid options, highlighting more than 9,000 listings that rely on renewable energy sources or have no electricity, and Earth Homes , a set of accommodations built with organic materials such as mud or rammed earth.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes. The plan notes that rail is already among the cleanest and most energy-efficient of the passenger transportation modes. Florida Corridor (Orlando, Tampa, Miami). Source: DOT. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St.

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