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Tesla Model Y fleet to be used in Tampa’s DASH ride-sharing program

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The Tampa Downtown Partnership has announced plans to hire “driver-ambassadors” for its upcoming Downtown Area Shared Hubs (DASH) program. Shaun Drinkard, the Interim President of Tampa Downtown Partnership, is optimistic about the upcoming program, as noted in a Florida Politics report.

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New fleet customers for XL Hybrid’s plug-in hybrid upfit for Ford F-150 pickups

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Southern California Edison (SCE); and Tampa Electric (TECO). XLP is compatible with a range of wheelbases, cab and bed configurations. The XLP system will have no special maintenance requirements. Three of the latest companies that intend to add XLP F-150s to their fleet include the City of Long Beach, Calif.;

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Report: JR Tokai and 11 partners to team on bid for high-speed rail system in Florida

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JR Tokai aims to win an order for a 130 km [81 miles] line connecting the cities of Tampa and Orlando. The project’s cost is expected to fall in the 2 billion dollar range, with the federal government already allocating 2 billion dollars in its budget. JR Tokai is thus expected to accelerate its efforts to select US partners.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The system will be essentially maintenance-free and will allow large amounts of energy to be stored in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The most significant maintenance cost of a CSP plant is cleaning and replacing the mirrors, and thus this new reflector design could have a significant impact on total plant cost.

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