As we celebrate National Drive Electric Week, Sept. 26 to Oct. 4, we join a nationwide celebration to raise awareness of the benefits of driving an electric vehicle (EV). As EVs become more popular, manufacturers are rolling out new models that are fun to drive, require less maintenance, are better for the environment and offer battery capacity to go longer distances, making range anxiety a thing of the past. Tampa…
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Tampa plugs into the future of transportation
Although it was slightly cloudy Monday morning at the University of South Florida’s Marshall Student Center, the future of transportation in the bay area was shining bright. The USF Tampa campus – one of Tampa’s most popular transit areas – is where leadership with the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) Authority, local elected officials and funding partners, including TECO, unveiled four new Tesla Model X all-electric vehicles that will support…
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Get behind the wheel and buckle up for Tampa Bay’s National Drive Electric Week 2016
The city of Oldsmar is celebrating National Drive Electric Week 2016 (Sept. 10-18) with a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) rally and driving tour starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Dunkin’ Donuts, 3720 Tampa Rd. Get more details on the Oldsmar event. Here’s the latest on what Tampa Electric is doing to help support the adoption of PEVs. More charging stations Just last month, Tampa Electric installed…
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Value goes up for Tampa Electric customers – while bills go down
In physics, generally speaking, when something goes up, it must come back down. But at Tampa Electric, the full package of our commitment to our customers (reliable power’s just the start) only goes up. And at the same time, your rates keep coming down. We’re eager to see that trend continue in January with a possible $1.54 decrease in customer bills in a proposal we filed on Sept. 1 with…
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TECO adds plug-in electric pickup trucks to its Green Fleet
Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) come in all shapes and sizes and TECO Energy and its utility subsidiaries have been test driving them to benefit our customers since 2009. TECO’s Green Fleet at Tampa Electric consists of all-electric Nissan LEAFs, extended-range Chevy Volts, a Cadillac ELR and trouble trucks with battery-powered buckets. The Green Fleet at Peoples Gas consists of several natural gas-fueled vehicles. The latest addition to the fleet includes…
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