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

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For businesses based in Portland, Oregon, EV incentives are available at both the state and local level, and are among the most attractive and encompassing benefits in the entire country. 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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EPRI and GTI launch Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI) to accelerate low-carbon energy technologies

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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) are embarking on a five-year initiative to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Researchers to evaluate Oregon’s Ecodriving program

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The ODOT program seeks to help the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions by giving commercial drivers training in ecodriving practices. Led by Portland State University’s Donald Truxillo and John MacArthur, the project was one of the OTREC “Small Starts” grant winners announced earlier this month.

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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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Natural gas version of the Mercedes-Benz Econic (Econic NGT) being put through its paces by AWS Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart. With our global platform strategy, we are applying uniform technologies and vehicle architectures also for electric vehicles worldwide, and can accelerate development enormously through synergies.

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LA Unified School District Orders 130 CNG School Buses from Thomas Built

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Thomas Built Buses, Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) school bus manufacturer, has received an order for 130 compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses—the biggest contract for natural gas buses in the company’s history—from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

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Chevrolet to invest $40M in clean energy projects

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Chevrolet’s investment is an extension of the environmental initiatives we’ve been undertaking for years because the solution to global environmental challenges goes beyond just vehicles. Contributing to forestry projects throughout America. —Dan Akerson, GM CEO.

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