DIY Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

I do have to hand it to Jon at Portland Manufacturing, he did a great job fabricating this connector it fit like a glove, and after assembling the motor and trans. m ready to install it in electric red this weekend that should conclude phase 2 ( the mechanical refit) and I should be able to blaze through the electrical, and battery phase.

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Connect Connected Portland Installation 100

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

The accelerated rollout of the Tesla Supercharger network will see: Triple the number of Tesla Supercharger stations by the end of next month, including additional stations in California, coverage of the northwest region from Vancouver to Seattle to Portland, Austin to Dallas in Texas, Illinois and Colorado. —Elon Musk.

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South Carolina Charging Los Angeles Tesla 268

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

An additional 41 sites on other highways that connect to I-5 are being proposed for electrification. Proposed charging site locations. Of the 27 proposed sites, 16 are in California, five are in Oregon and six are in Washington.

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Clean Cleaning Oregon Charging 394

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

This fast charger can charge the Soul EV’s battery from empty to 80% in about 33 minutes. The four new chargers added to Oregon’s current network of 815 DC fast chargers will increase fast-charger availability by 15% in the Portland metro area and 5% statewide. The 2016 Soul EV is Kia’s first all-electric car to be sold in the US.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2017

transforms existing street and parking lot light poles into connected nodes on a smart city network. The system combines high-efficiency LED lighting, EV charging and a sophisticated sensor bus that senses various parameters and connects the site to the cloud. BMW had presented a prototype system in 2014. Earlier post.).

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Seattle Light Installation Charging 247

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Joining Electrify America in this initiative are SemaConnect, EV Connect and Greenlots. Employees with chargers at their workplace are six times more likely to drive a plug-in electric vehicle than the average worker, and chargers located at the workplace can potentially double an electric vehicle owner’s daily driving range.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

I spent last night visualizing how I could most effectively connect all the traction batteries with the least amount of welding cable and the shortest distance to the controller and motor. For those in the Portland, OR area, I highly recommend United Welding Supply up on MLK for 2/0 cable. a foot today. This compares to $4.75/ft

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Buy Batteries Battery Portland 100

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Portland, Ore.; The 19 launch markets include: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Orlando, Fla., Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va., Seattle, and Washington, DC.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

and along Interstate 5 and Highway 101 on the West Coast, connecting metropolitan areas from Portland, Ore., These DC Fast charging stations, connecting cities along the corridors, have been installed within a few miles of major highways, prioritizing both safety and convenience.

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BMW Charging San Diego San Francisco 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

MyFord Mobile is available on Ford’s plug-in (PHEV) and battery-electric (BEV) vehicles, Fusion Energi, C-MAX Energi and Focus Electric, and is available for download both through the App Store and Google Play. Behavior Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Hybrids Plug-ins' Noon to 2 p.m.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Portland, Ore.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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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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Fleet Portland Charging Building 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego 247

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2016

The city proposed to deploy three electric self-driving shuttles to link a new bus rapid transit center to a retail district, connecting more residents to jobs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

Ford Smart Mobility is the company’s plan to deliver the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data; the initial stage was the creation of 25 mobility experiments across the globe. We see this as a huge opportunity—just as big as Henry Ford had in his day a hundred years ago.

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Ford Companies London Connect 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

and on the west coast covering and connecting the metropolitan areas of Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Plug-ins Standards' When charging at a 50 kW station, both the BMW i3 and the Volkswagen e-Golf can charge up to 80% in 20 minutes.

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DC BMW Charging North America 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Also, its liquid cooled battery pack, developed with tailored A123 Systems Li-ion iron phosphate cells and GM controls, can handle multiple DC fast charges daily without impact on battery life. We don’t need as much battery. Driving on hills, L does a splendid job of re-topping the battery.

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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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Portland Porsche Audi Motor 100

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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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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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JULY 9, 2009

I've charged the car seven times in the summer heat and the charger can dump a full 8 amps into the batteries every time without heating up the charge detector box. It seems that I had a loose connection between the potbox and the controller. I had a little bit of a scare today at work. Embedded logging makes it really nice as well.

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Re-Charge Portland Cheap Charging 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

A couple weeks ago, I read about the Rocky Mountain Institute’s gathering of EV interests in Portland for “Smart Garage.&# This pretty much says it all: “The key Smart Garage technologies — batteries, PHEVs, charge stations, communications technologies — are ready. Amory Lovins.

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Future Portland Grid Google 100

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. Installation of the Sitras Energy Storage Unit also allows TriMet to avoid placing a utility-connected substation in the same location.

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Energy Storage Installation Light Portland 230

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.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The collaboration aims to give Unicon the opportunity to put electric truck mixers into operation that match all needs in connection with efficient and sustainable distribution of ready-mixed concrete. Unicon is part of the Aalborg Portland Group, which is owned by Italian Cementir Holding.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

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

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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. Portland General Electric (PGE) is Oregon’s largest electric utility, serving approximately 900,000 customers in 51 cities.

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Future Electric Electrical Portland 107

Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2023

Orders for the eM2 will start straight away, and Daimler stated manufacturing will start in fourth quarter at its Portland, Ore., The eM2 options the electrical Detroit ePowertrain with a couple of battery dimension choices. production plant.

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Detroit Portland Electric Electrical 52

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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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

For instance, why was Frank trying to make folks worried about how much the battery for the car costs? But Frank’s worried about how much the batteries cost and how much they weigh, and how much room they take up in the trunk. Maybe Frank’s just not that into batteries. Maybe Frank is in the dark on those.

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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. And later this year P.G.&E.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100

Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

Rebecca DeWhitt charges her electric vehicle in the driveway of the Portland, Ore., The solid-state digital circuit breaker, which is in an electrical panel out of harm’s way, has embedded firmware and connectivity to on-premise and cloud-based software that allows it to intelligently manage the charging station.

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Minneapolis Installation Charging Building 83

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2018

EMG is globally structured, with employees working cross functional in various locations throughout the company’s worldwide development network—in Portland (US), Stuttgart (Germany) and Kawasaki (Japan). This will enable us to provide our customers with the best solutions in battery systems, charging systems or energy management.

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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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