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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

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The silver 2013 Nissan Leaf posted by user sctbke is a sleeper for sure, but an affordable one. The Reddit user writes in their post that, when faced with buying a new vehicle , they came across a shop in Portland Oregon called EV Rides that would take older Nissan Leafs and retrofit them with batteries from newer models.

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Onboard Dynamics receives $3M from ARPA-E, others for innovative CNG refueling technology

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ObDI ), an innovator in compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling, has received $3 million from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), Portland Seed Fund, NW Natural and other utilities, and private investors. Onboard Dynamics, Inc. A standalone, mobile, self-powered compressor system.

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

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NeoCharge offers affordable Level 2 (220/240V) dual-port splitters to make home EV charger installations more affordable. Since 2013, Abstract Ocean has collaborated with fellow Tesla owners to help enhance an already amazing vehicle. CEO of Charli Charging, Alex Hassen, charges his car at 200 Market Street in Portland, OR.

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Ford aggregate driver data show its PHEV owners operate in electric mode nearly 60% of the time

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With Ford’s share of the US electrified vehicle market at nearly 16% for the first half of 2013, between 100,000 and 160,000 miles are being driven every day. The top five most active regions for charge station searches are San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and the northeast corridor. More daily total miles. Noon to 2 p.m.

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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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The Nissan Energy Saving Collaboration (NESCO) conducts annual surveys (starting 2003 in Japan and 2013 in Europe, Mexico and China) to measure energy loss at Nissan plants in order to develop ongoing new energy-saving countermeasures. In all, the use of clean energies accounted for 68% of the production at the Aguascalientes A1 Plant.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Portland General Electric. Battery costs exceeded $500/kWh when President Obama launched his EV Everywhere Grand Challenge goal of making EVs that are as affordable and convenient for the American family as gasoline-powered vehicles, and low-cost, high performance batteries are a key component of the strategy to attain the President’s goal.

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