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Oregon opens first phase of West Coast Electric Highway

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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with charging station partner AeroVironment and the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), opened the first phase of the West Coast Electric Highway, which is anticipated to eventually stretch along Interstate 5 from the Canadian to Mexican borders. Earlier post.).

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Materials Company EnerG2 Breaks Ground on Plant for Ultracap Electrode Materials

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Seattle, Washington-based EnerG2 , a seven-year-old company focused on introducing advanced nano-structured materials for next-generation energy storage, broke ground on its first facility dedicated to the commercial-scale production of synthetic high-performance carbon electrode material for use in ultracapacitor energy storage devices.

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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Separately, Proterra announced it has been selected by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) in a significant RFP solicitation for a statewide master contract for Heavy-duty Transit Vehicles and a multi-vendor contract for the purchase of multiple public transportation vehicles.

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Underwriters Laboratories Named Exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for The EV Project

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The EV Project began in October 2009 when ECOtality’s eTec was awarded a federal stimulus grant of nearly $100 million from the DOE, and will deploy 4,700 Nissan LEAF EVs for the three-year study.

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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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Washington. We hope the tax, loan guarantee, and DOE spending provisions of the stimulus bill will help turn this around, but there have been delays implementing these initiatives by the federal agencies. Mississippi. New Mexico. unspecified. The report found a total of 144 projects under development that could add between 4,699.9

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CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

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But, the report identifies clear opportunities, especially in light of infrastructure-related stimulus investment, to get this right. Without such a vision, and the transformational investments that go with it, GHG emissions from freight transportation will continue to increase and the NAFTA countries will risk losing their competitive edge.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

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Several thousand Leafs made in Japan will be delivered to metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Washington state, Oregon and Tennessee. And in Oregon, an advisory group is working on charging stations and related issues.