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New Honda HR-V, VW Denies Diesel, Fiat 500e To Oregon: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: We''ve updated our full guide to the Chevrolet Volt, Honda reveals its new HR-V compact crossover, and Volkswagen is thinking twice about giving us the GTD. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We''ve updated our guide to Chevrolet''s range-extended electric vehicle, the Volt.

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Electric vehicle battery production comes to Oregon

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Electric vehicle battery components will soon be manufactured in Albany, Oregon, after EnerG2 completed a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new manufacturing facility. The Seattle-based company received support in the region of $21.3million from the US Department of Energy courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Illinois launches largest electric vehicle charging network in USA

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So which state has the lead on electric vehicles? While they may seem like the obvious answers given their extensive green car push, the answer is actually: Illinois. Perhaps California?

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Electric car charging heads to Oregon

Green Cars News

Drivers on the I-5 corridor from the California state line to the Willamette Valley should be on the lookout for some new level three electric vehicle fast charging stations from AeroVironment, Inc.

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Ford to prepare electric vehicles for Portland

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The city of Portland in Oregon will soon reap the rewards of a new collaboration between one of its leading utilities and the Ford Motor Company. The car manufacturer has teamed up with Portland General Electric to prepare the city for the operation of electric vehicles.

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Recargo progressing with WCEH fast-charger buildout; subcontract with Supercharger builder Black & Veach

Green Car Congress

million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to help complete key routes of the West Coast Electric Highway (WCEH), a network of fast charging and Level 2 electric vehicle stations expected to stretch from Canada to Mexico. Recargo is contributing more than $575,000 of its own money toward the project. EV Connect Inc.;

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US to test Japanese electric vehicle charging

Green Cars News

The US will employ 310 quick chargers using the Japanese CHAdeMO system as part of its large scale electric vehicle tests in Arizona, California, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon and Washington.