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TriMet puts first Xcelsior CHARGE electric bus into operation; powered by Portland General Electric renewable energy

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New Flyer of America Inc. TriMet partnered with Portland General Electric (PGE) to purchase, own, and maintain six ABB chargers and the related infrastructure. TriMet is operating the forty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE bus on Line 62-Murray Blvd in the Portland, Oregon metro area. The program was funded in part with a $3.4-million

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Audi of America expands Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA)

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Audi of America announced an expansion of Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA), another industry first in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies from the brand. —Mark Del Rosso, president, Audi of America. Phoenix, Portland, Ore.; San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America has released its National Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan for Cycle 2; Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period that begins in July 2019. Electrify America National Cycle 2 ZEV Investment Plan. Electrify America will continue to invest in educational efforts to increase consumers’ awareness of EVs.

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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric will collaborate to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles. Ford will draw upon PGE’s partnership with Portland State University to further study urban mobility and the integration of energy and sustainable design.

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Rocsys to supply autonomous CCS charging solutions to SSA Marine for electric yard tractors at Port of Oakland

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Drivers will only have to park yard tractors near charging stations versus manually connecting vehicles to the stations. Last year we opened our first office in North America in Portland, Ore. Rocsys is an international venture-funded company with US operations based out of Portland, Oregon.

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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US

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Electrify America LLC announced it will install more than 2,800 workplace and residential charging stations by June 2019 in 17 of the biggest metropolitan areas in the United States. Joining Electrify America in this initiative are SemaConnect, EV Connect and Greenlots. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

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—Andre Hainzlmaier, head of Development of Apps, Connected Services and Smart City at Audi. This service is now available at more than 5,000 intersections in the US, for example in cities including Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland and Washington D.C. —Andre Hainzlmaier.

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