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Nissan trialing eNV200 in Portland

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Nissan is working in collaboration with Portland (Oregon) General Electric (PGE) on a six-week trial to help determine the viability of an electric commercial vehicle in the US market. PGE has assigned the e-NV200 into its fleet of vehicles with an underground crew, replacing a larger, diesel-powered van.

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Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

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OSU’s Yue Cao and Alan Fern will use advanced electrical propulsion and artificial intelligence research to create the power electronics, motor drive technology and energy management tools for the hydrogen fuel cell truck tractor. Earlier post.). The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8

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EPA awards $5M in Clean Diesel Grants to 4 port projects

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $5 million in grant funding for 4 clean diesel projects at ports in California, Oregon, New Jersey and Texas. The Port of Houston Authority will replace 25 drayage trucks with drayage trucks powered by certified engines that are model year 2011 or newer.

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

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Data shows that people who live near truck-traffic corridors experience higher rates of asthma, lung and heart disease, and chronic bronchitis due largely to breathing toxic vehicle emissions, specifically, diesel particulate matter. HDR completed the study.

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Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ally for heavy-duty truck charging

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Electric Island – Daimler Trucks North America and PGE – Portland OR Indeed, the Department of Energy lists only nine fast charging stations in the U.S. The first, a joint developed of utility Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America called Electric Island , opened in 2021 in Portland, Oregon.

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New Flyer selected for the State of Oregon Transit Bus Cooperative Agreement

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Under the contract, New Flyer can provide a wide range of products on its proven Xcelsior platform, including thirty-five-foot and forty-foot buses offered in electric, low-emission diesel-electric hybrid, low-emission compressed natural gas (CNG), and clean diesel propulsions. Earlier post.).

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Voith introduces topography-dependent shifting program SensoTop for N. American city transit buses

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On ascending routes, SensoTop will adjust the gear-shifts to the precise power needed by the driver, while minimum engine speed is achieved on descending routes. The technology is currently being tested in a number of North American cities, including Portland, Oregon and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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