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

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles. 7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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Earth Day and the Importance of Green Energy

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According to Forbes , studies have found that solar and wind power is often cheaper than power from fossil fuels, even without financial assistance, and their daily operations undercut even the most cost-effective coal plants. Solar energy is harnessed using photovoltaic cells that capture sunlight and turn it into electricity.

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

Later, in graduate school at Virginia Tech, he became part of a group of engineers who visited local schools to help enhance the STEM curriculum with hands-on building of solar electric and small motor project activities. “We You could buy an LEV, but you could only get it serviced at the store you bought it from.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

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By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

Several factors combine to make Puerto Rico an ideal place for solar power and microgrids. Ultimately, such technology could benefit any part of the world where the electricity network is vulnerable to outages and where increasing amounts of solar and wind power are being integrated into the power grid.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

Charged EVs

Since 2010, OUC, a municipally-owned public utility, has installed hundreds of public charging stations, some powered by solar arrays. He tells us that Florida utilities have been very engaged in electrification of transportation since OUC led its first electrification roundtable back in 2018. Is that an issue in Florida?

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged EVs

Total control of power usage: from solar to EV and back to the house. Once an EV can double as a stationary storage device, it will take its place as part of an energy ecosystem that includes rooftop solar and energy management—and could even become a source of revenue for owners and a valuable grid-balancing resource for utilities.

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