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AeroVironment and Recargo introduce Pay With PlugShare for West Coast Electric Highway’s fast charging network

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AeroVironment and Recargo, developer of PlugShare , the most extensive map of electric vehicle charging stations, introduced a new smartphone-based easy payment option for EV drivers charging on the West Coast Electric Highway fast charging network in Oregon and Washington.

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RelayRides launches US-wide peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace; car2go car-sharing expands to new cities

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RelayRides is backed by more than $13 million in venture capital funding from investors including Google Ventures and GM Ventures. Separately, Daimler car-sharing subsidiary car2go car2go North America, LLC, announced it will launch in two new cities: in Washington, DC beginning 24 March and in Portland, Oregon beginning 31 March.

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Honda begins deliveries of 2013 Fit EV; first unit to City of Torrance

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The program is a prelude to the limited retail market launch of the Fit EV with customers in California and Oregon this summer. As part of the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, Honda will test the Fit EV with Google Inc. City of Torrance gets its Fit EV. Click to enlarge.

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moovel Group and SSB launching new mobility service in Stuttgart

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The platform has been developed by the moovel Group GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, with locations in Stuttgart, Hamburg and Berlin as well as in Portland, Oregon. The “Flex Pilot” app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

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Hyundai introduces 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at Chicago Auto Show

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The Sonata Plug-in Hybrid will be distributed in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, but customers in any of the other states can custom order the vehicle at their local Hyundai dealer.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oregon State U.; LanzaTech; Materia; SEVA; TowerJazz; Small: Able Industrial Products Inc.; Information Systems Associates; Loman CSI-Consortium/Resource; Makai Ocean engineering; Martin Control Systems; Nila; Nimbis Services; One Cycle Control; Process Systems Enterprise Inc.; Missouri U. West Virginia U.

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Open Source Tools and Open Hardware License

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While I don't necessarily like using a commercially provided tool, Google Sketchup is really cool and allows people to quickly create 3D objects with annotated dimensions. While I don't necessarily like using a commercially provided tool, Google Sketchup is really cool and allows people to quickly create 3D objects with annotated dimensions.

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