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

Teslarati

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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EGEB: The US’s first offshore wind farm is currently offline; here’s why

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ørsted says Block Island is offline for summer maintenance, and rumors are flying. Tampa just committed to 100% clean energy by 2035, but there’s a hitch. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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

Green Car Congress

Southern California Edison (SCE); and Tampa Electric (TECO). The XLP system will have no special maintenance requirements. XLP will provide a 50% improvement in miles driven per gallon for major fleets across the United States, as well as significant reductions in CO 2 emissions.

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

Green Car Congress

JR Tokai aims to win an order for a 130 km [81 miles] line connecting the cities of Tampa and Orlando. Florida will likely ask the prospective bidders to add US companies to their teams for such work as rail line construction, train operation and maintenance. 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

Green Car Congress

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

The Truth About Cars

There was sounder reasoning behind some of the environmental costs tied to vehicle production, roadway maintenance, and upticks in fatal accidents tied to larger vehicles. If average vehicle weights continue increasing, so will the roadway maintenance schedules requiring massive construction equipment that belch smoke.