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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

I was a big part of building the first-of-its-kind—at least in the Western world that we knew of—heavy-duty charging site in Portland, Oregon. They’re building a massive site with onsite generation, solar+storage, which is important within the Megawatt Charging System. Rustam Kocher: It is. It’s called Electric Island. It won’t work.

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Greenius Drinks L.A. Times’ Milkshake On Global Warming

Creative Greenius

Here on the coast we know that those kind of lies go in scripts for Chevron commercials, Fox News broadcasts and direct-to-DVD Andy Dick movies - not in our newspaper’s business section. It’s a none-too-subtle form of propaganda on behalf of the most polluting, planet-warming product anyone sells and uses in our world.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. before 2010.