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===Orlando=== |
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In December 2020, the [[Central Florida Expressway Authority]] announced that it was considering taking part in a pilot program to charge electric vehicles while driving.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/12/10/could-road-electrification-to-charge-vehicles-while-driving-come-to-central-florida/|date=2020-12-10|access-date=2022-03-18|first=Amanda|last=Castro|work=Click Orlando|title=Could road electrification to charge vehicles while driving come to Central Florida?}}</ref> |
In December 2020, the [[Central Florida Expressway Authority]] announced that it was considering taking part in a pilot program to charge electric vehicles while driving.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/12/10/could-road-electrification-to-charge-vehicles-while-driving-come-to-central-florida/|date=2020-12-10|access-date=2022-03-18|first=Amanda|last=Castro|work=Click Orlando|title=Could road electrification to charge vehicles while driving come to Central Florida?}}</ref> |
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In December 2020, the [[Tampa]] city government purchased the first set of plug-in electric vehicles for its fleet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/12/01/city-of-tampa-purchases-new-electric-vehicles.html|title=City of Tampa rolls out new electric vehicles, but it's just the beginning for Castor's vision|date=2020-12-01|access-date=2022-03-18|first=Veronica|last=Brezina-Smith|work=Tampa Bay Business Journal}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:41, 19 March 2022
As of June 2021[update], there were about 58,000 electric vehicles in Florida.[1]
Charging stations
As of March 2022[update], there were about 2,400 electric vehicle charging station locations and 6,000 charging ports in Florida.[2]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$198 million for charging stations in Florida.[3]
By region
Miami
In October 2021, a policy came into effect in Miami-Dade County requiring 10% of all new vehicles purchased for the county fleet to be electric. This number will increase by 10 percentage points per year until it reaches 100%.[4]
Orlando
In December 2020, the Central Florida Expressway Authority announced that it was considering taking part in a pilot program to charge electric vehicles while driving.[5]
Tampa
In December 2020, the Tampa city government purchased the first set of plug-in electric vehicles for its fleet.[6]
References
- ^ "Florida, No. 2 in nation for electric cars, about to get a boost to its charger network". WUSF. February 13, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Robinson-Smith, Will (December 9, 2021). "Federal infrastructure bill sending $198 million to Florida to increase availability of EV charging". Spectrum News. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Harris, Alex (October 1, 2021). "Miami-Dade needs more electric vehicles on the road. New charging stations will help". The Miami Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Castro, Amanda (December 10, 2020). "Could road electrification to charge vehicles while driving come to Central Florida?". Click Orlando. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Brezina-Smith, Veronica (December 1, 2020). "City of Tampa rolls out new electric vehicles, but it's just the beginning for Castor's vision". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2022.