Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now travel the most heavily-trafficked corridors on the East and West Coasts of the United States with the installation of 95 new DC Fast charging stations as part of the Express Charging Corridors Initiative—a collaboration of BMW of North America, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

In the initial phase, the aim is to install nearly 100 DC Fast charging ports across both coasts, with plans to expand the program to increase access to fast charging across the country. The installations will occur both within and between relevant metro areas, strategically spaced at a maximum of 50 miles (80 km) apart.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

He later served as Transportation Electrification Manager at Portland General Electric, so he’s worked both sides of the electric fence. Charged : You recently wrote, “Commercial vehicle battery packs are tough to source.” Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck? It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

Siemens is currently installing the first Sitras SES (stationary energy storage) Energy Storage Unit with supercapacitor technology in the US on the new TriMet Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Line. The Sitras SES unit comprises four double cubicles for installation in existing or in new substations. Sitras SES.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Portland General Electric. National Grid.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 10, 2007

I took the flywheel and clutch pressure plate to Portland Engine Rebuilders. Here's the crankshaft with the connecting-rods removed. Next Up: Taking a break for a few days and possibly installing the PakTrakr battery monitor. to balance. to balance. Here's the crankshaft from a 1.7L 914 that Alan graciously let me borrow.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JUNE 19, 2009

After the whole set of failures with the Soneil chargers, I learned from the distributor that the 1214S model doesn't support series strings of battery packs: Tim, Well, based on this email I sent an email to Soneil. Their technician insisted that the chargers should be fine for a series connected battery pack. Stay tuned.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Photo: Daimler Trucks North America Daimler Truck North America has delivered its first battery-electric Freightliner eM2 trucks to a New York-based trucking company. The Freightliner eM2, made at Daimler Truck North America’s factory in Portland, Oregon, is being distributed to customers across the US. Get started here. –ad*

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Electric Island project, a collaboration between Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric, will be a test bed for all kinds of heavy-duty EV charging solutions. Furthermore, as many fleet operators are belatedly realizing, electrifying a fleet involves much more than simply installing a few charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

“I asked about installing charging stations in our garage and was invited to bring the issue up before the HOA (homeowners association) board, where all good ideas go to die,” he said. Rebecca DeWhitt charges her electric vehicle in the driveway of the Portland, Ore., home she rents on 30 September 2022.

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Minneapolis Installation Charging Building 83

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Mitsubishi’s North American-spec i-MiEV battery electric vehicle ( earlier post )—available in either an ES base model or upgrade SE trim package —will be available to test drive at US dealerships beginning in November 2011 with the first scheduled customer vehicle deliveries set to commence in early 2012. Battery pack.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., The first wave of electric car buying is expected to begin around December, when Nissan introduces the Leaf, a five-passenger electric car that will have a range of 100 miles on a fully charged battery and be priced for middle-class families.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015. In the U.S. In the U.S.

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