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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. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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Natural-Gas Stepchildren, Iron Butt Record, Has Tesla Beaten Dealers? Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

If you''ve never heard of the Iron Butt Assocation, you may not be a motorcycle rider--but you''ll be interested in the first electric bike rider to win the honor. Plus a crack in the dealer opposition to Tesla Motors, and some encouraging news on wind and solar energy. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

Teslarati

On the official Tesla website, his last blog post was on August 24, 2018, when he explained his decision to keep Tesla a publicly-traded company. As noted by The Register , Musk’s essay suggests that Chinese authorities approve of the Tesla CEO’s positions on the topics he discussed.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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EV Charging Station needs better solution

Setec Powerr

Then EV power grid could be developed beforehand instead with DC Power and not have separate electrical grid power generation (at least for several EVs to survive), especially Tesla PowerPoles at the present, which could work with smaller size Tesla chargers. The entire electric network works as a solar array charger!

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

We have a lot of Tesla drivers in Houston because the oil execs see them as a status symbol with cool technology. Just don’t bring your Tesla HEAA meets at TX/RX Labs , a Houston makerspace. “We And we also planned to feature a Tesla because the show already had a LEAF. No Teslas allowed. Chapter meetings. Douglass said.

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From a $1,000 boat to electric tractors and more, these are the wildest EVs I tested this year

Baua Electric

Instead of the newest Tesla or Rivian, you’ll often find me on the newest electric motorcycle, boat, or non-road-worthy electric contraption. I have a new motor that should significantly increase the power and efficiency of the boat, as well as some solar plans in the works as well.

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