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How to Find EV Incentives in Portland, Oregon EV Incentives: Make Your Investment Even Smarter

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As our country drives toward an all-electric future, businesses everywhere have taken advantage of federal tax credits that can help offset the costs of installing electric vehicle infrastructure and equipment. For Portland-based businesses, however, the next step is to take advantage of the Oregon EV incentives at the state and local level.

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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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In doing so, the aim was for a cost premium of no more than 10% over equivalent conventional products—considerably less than the additional cost of current hybrid architectures. Results of this work are expected to be published and presented at the IEEE ECCE at Portland, Oregon in September 2018.

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Study finds shifts to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty

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Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of increased inequality, according to a new study by researchers at Portland State University (PSU) and Vanderbilt University.

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An Overview of Charging Incentives in Oregon

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By taking advantage of these incentives, EV owners can significantly reduce their upfront costs, making the transition more affordable and financially feasible. EV Adoption in Oregon The Portland General Electric (PGE) EV Charging Pilot Program for Businesses is an excellent example of how Oregon is actively promoting EV adoption.

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2,150 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickups under letters of intent by fleets

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The Letters of Intent have come from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, the City of Orlando, Southern California Public Power Authority, Clean Fuels Ohio and one other utility. This existing medium-duty, delivery truck business has demonstrated low Total Cost of Ownership and dramatically reduced emissions. Workhorse Group Inc.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The use of their own infrastructure usually offers advantages in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO), as no additional operator is involved. The third area deals with the optimization of the total cost of ownership (TCO). Global electric truck portfolio at Daimler Trucks.

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Daimler developing battery-electric version of Econic HD truck; customer testing in 2021, series production in 2022

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At the same time, the E-Mobility Group offers comprehensive consulting for customers and focuses on the entire ecosystem with the goal to make e-mobility economically feasible also in terms of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).