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DOT to award $42M to New York, Wyoming and Tampa to pilot connected vehicle technologies

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As part of the Department of Transportation (USDOT) national Connected Vehicle Pilot. Tampa also committed to measuring the environmental benefits of using this technology. Earlier post.)

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A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story

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Florida utility Tampa Electric Co. more… The post A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story appeared first on Electrek. more… The post A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story appeared first on Electrek.

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GE and CPECC Sign Agreements with USTDA to Advance Commercial Scale IGCC in China

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This follows the memorandum of understanding signed between CPECC and USTDA in November as part of the US-China Clean Energy Announcements made by President Obama and President Hu in November 2009. and the Polk Tampa Electric IGCC plant in Florida that helped demonstrate the commercial feasibility of IGCC.

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Tesla Cybercab to be showcased at multiple U.S. cities this weekend

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the Cybercab will feature roughly half the parts of the Model 3. What makes the Cybercab special: The Cybercab is Tesla’s first vehicle that is specifically designed for autonomy. Thus, it has no manual controls like a steering wheel or pedals. As per Tesla Lead Engineer Eric E.,

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Tesla prepared to deploy mobile Superchargers in areas affected by Hurricane Milton

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As per a report from NBC News , Hurricane Milton continued to intensify as it approached the Tampa Bay, Florida area. As part of these efforts, Tesla is prepared to deploy mobile Superchargers powered by Megapack batteries in areas that are most affected by the Category 4 storm.

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AMPLY Power: Top 25 US cities could save avg. 37% on fuel costs by switching to electric vehicles and buses; up to 60% with managed charging

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In the study, AMPLY suggests that rates structures in the Top 25 Metros are best understood by comparing two cities with drastically different rate design: Atlanta and San Francisco: For the most part, Atlanta’s pricing structure minimally provides an optimization incentive. At about $0.19/kWh

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Starlink Cellular approved to operate during Hurricane Milton 

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The @FCC has also… — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 8, 2024 “Late last week the teams at T-Mobile and Starlink asked for and received Special Temporary Authority (STA) from the FCC to operate our T-Mobile Starlink Direct-to-Cellular service over parts of North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. Its eye and eyeball may hit the Tampa area.

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