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TriMet puts first Xcelsior CHARGE electric bus into operation; powered by Portland General Electric renewable energy

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TriMet partnered with Portland General Electric (PGE) to purchase, own, and maintain six ABB chargers and the related infrastructure. The program was funded in part with a $3.4-million The program was funded in part with a $3.4-million The route covers 13 miles and 700 feet in elevation change.

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

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The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8 Earlier post.). 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.

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Used Car of the Day: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

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Today we bring you a hot-rod 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 with under 60K miles on the clock. The seller also has uninstalled swaybar links and Eibach lowering springs as part of the deal. Click here to see this Portland, Oregon-based Jeep. Click here to see this Portland, Oregon-based Jeep. The ask is $26,500.

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Daimler Truck expands electric truck use in its logistics operations – Charged EVs

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is in the process of expanding use of electric trucks to transport components to its manufacturing plants and parts distribution centers (PDCs) in North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Ohio, Michigan and Saltillo, Mexico.

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Daimler Truck North America delivers first electric Freightliner eM2 box trucks – Charged EVs

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Daimler Truck North America ( DTNA ) has announced that its electric Freightliner eM2, which went into series production at its Portland, Oregon, facility at the end of last year, is now being distributed to US customers. The Freightliner eM2 has typical ranges of 180 miles for Class 6 and 250 miles for Class 7.

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Used Car of the Day: 2016 Ford Focus RS

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The 2016 Ford Focus RS has been beloved around these parts for being fun to drive. There are 21,700 miles on the car, which has the standard wheels and a moonroof. The ask is $38,000 and the car is in Portland, Oregon. Today we feature a low-mileage example out of the Pacific Northwest.

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

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The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative , a study commissioned by a collaboration among nine electric utilities and two agencies representing more than two dozen municipal utilities, recommends adding electric vehicle charging for freight haulers and delivery trucks at 50-mile intervals along Interstate 5 and adjoining highways.

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