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1st Electric VTOL Flight In Florida

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continued] The post 1st Electric VTOL Flight In Florida appeared first on CleanTechnica. Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft continue to coast forward, and one of the latest landmark achievements from the industry.

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Amazon to build Kuiper satellite processing facility in Florida

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Amazon announced it plans to invest $120 million to build a satellite processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Kuiper satellites will be built at their Kirkland, Washington facility before being shipped down to the processing facility in Florida.

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Florida beach town becomes the first to launch an all electric bus fleet

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The city of Hallandale Beach, Florida is in the news this week after becoming the only municipality in the state with a fully electric transit bus fleet. The Florida city says that it’s “paving the way for a healthier environment and progressive future,” which is a welcome change from the state’s typical, “let’s make The Handmaid’s Tale real!”

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Florida’s governor just locked ‘Florida into a dirty fossil fuel future’

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In other words, Florida towns and cities are now unable to switch to 100% clean energy because they can’t ban fossil fuels. more… The post Florida’s governor just locked ‘Florida into a dirty fossil fuel future’ appeared first on Electrek.

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South Florida Faces Fuel Crisis From Flooding — Electric Cars Fine

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South Florida got some crazy, record-breaking rain and flooding last week. With natural disasters, come fuel crises, and in this case, there were massive fuel shortages in the South Florida region. You know who didn’t have any such problems? Electric car drivers.

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TeslaCon Florida — Be There

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TeslaCon Florida 2022 is coming up, and aside from some other top presenters who have been confirmed, I can now say that I will be there presenting as well. Tesla Owners Florida is putting on the conference, with the support of The Electrified Garage and Tesla itself.

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Florida Transit Agency Buys 60 Electric Buses

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A Florida transit agency, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) of Pinellas County, recently ordered 60 full-electric buses. Pinellas County is the large county just west of Tampa that includes St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Palm Harbor.

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