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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. PGE is partnering with state and local government, higher education, the automobile industry, and businesses to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure in Oregon.

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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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Rocsys , the first company offering autonomous charging solutions that automate industry-standard CCS connectors, has signed an order of agreement with SSA Marine, the world’s largest independent, privately-held marine terminal operator, to supply ROC-1 autonomous charging systems.

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Unicom to order 11 Volvo electric trucks for concrete mixers

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In addition, Unicon and Volvo Trucks have entered into a long-term collaboration to implement and optimize electric solutions for the concrete industry. This clearly underlines our role as a frontrunner for the construction industry in both Denmark and worldwide. —Peter Ericson, Managing Director of Volvo Trucks in Denmark.

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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. Phoenix, Portland, Ore.; Today, more than 4,700 intersections support both the “time-to-green” and GLOSA functionalities.

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Daimler Trucks launches E-Mobility Group; single global electric architecture

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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). We started working on electric trucks at an early stage and aspire to set the benchmark in every relevant segment of this industry.

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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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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DTNA Freightliner new Cascadia first SAE Level 2 automated truck in NA; 35% better fuel efficiency than 2007 Cascadia

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Most of these jobs will be located at the new Daimler Trucks Automated Truck Research & Development Center at DTNA’s headquarters in Portland, Ore. camera and radar technology detects moving pedestrians and cyclists in front of the truck and can deploy full braking—an industry first. Earlier post.) safety features.

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