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Megawatt charging for trucks, beef-fat biodiesel, BYD EV platform: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

A Portland site is a template for big-rig fast-charging, and open for public use. This and more on Earth Day, here at Green Car Reports. Biodiesel from beef fat will soon be mass-produced by a Nebraska joint venture. And BYD gives a top-level preview of its third-generation platform for electric vehicles.

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BMW Electric SUV, Natural-Gas Taxes, Portland's Electric Avenue: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, BMW mulls an all-electric SUV, Congress passes fairer tax rules for natural gas, and Portland's Electric Avenue electric-car charging area moves and expands. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We have more information on Toyota's plans to expand California hydrogen fueling infrastructure for the 2016 Mirai.

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Tesla squeeze, broadband charging, EV education, EPA science: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The British parent of Virgin Media plans to use Virgin's broadband wiring to build public electric-car charging stations. Electric-car charging info site Chargeway sets up its first installations in Portland, Oregon. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Portland, Oregon, startup Chargeway.

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Where Do Green Cars Really Live? California, Yeah, But Then.

Green Car Reports

Oregon too--in Portland, the Nissan Leaf actually outsold other Nissan models last month. One or two locations appear time and time again when it comes to electric or hybrid vehicle sales. If you didn''t think California was up there, then you''ve not been paying much attention. And of course Lima, Ohio. What was that last one again?

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Ford to prepare electric vehicles for Portland

Green Cars News

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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Tesla Opens Portland Store, Passes A Million Visitors So Far In 2012

Green Car Reports

By the sales numbers—even if you consider the 20,000 Model S sedans (which Green Car Reports drove this week, with a first drive review and video post) the company hopes to sell annually—Tesla Motors [NYSE: TSLA] is a small niche automaker.

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Car2go adds electric cars as Portland membership soar

Green Cars News

It feels like we never stop talking about the car2go car club-but then it is hard to deny that the service has witnessed phenomenal growth since it first launched in Germany in 2009. Over in Portland in the USA, one of the most recent cities to join the club, the car2go has seen more than [.].