Tampa Electric is committed to helping its customers take advantage of the latest innovative technologies to balance energy, the environment and economics. By driving an electric vehicle, you can preserve energy sources, save money on fuel and protect the environment. Our goal is to help you make a smooth transition into sustainable transportation. Tampa Electric is already working to make sustainable transportation a reality in the communities we serve. In fact, TECO Energy has made exploring alternative fuel vehicles one of its key strategic initiatives.
Our involvement in Get Ready Tampa Bay is one way our commitment to sustainability is shifting into a higher gear. Part of the nationwide nonprofit Project Get Ready, Get Ready Tampa Bay seeks to expand the infrastructure that will charge electric vehicles. Tampa Electric is working closely with local governments and businesses to identify locations for public charging stations. Although it is assumed 80 percent of all vehicle charging will take place in the comfort of home, it also is recognized that a network of public infrastructure is necessary to help us transition to a transportation fuel that is cheaper for consumers and friendlier for our environment and can help us reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Please take a moment to complete an electric vehicle survey administered by Get Ready Tampa Bay.
Tampa Electric is committed to collaborating with local government and business leaders to ensure the infrastructure and electrical capacity needed to support large-scale growth of electric vehicles is available. In 2009, Tampa Electric and other U.S. utilities pledged to The Edison Electric Institute, the largest trade organization representing investor-owned electric utilities, to focus on the following components to commercialize electric vehicles:
