Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 12, 2007

I took the day off to walk around Portland to the farmers market and EV awareness day with Krista. This was originally just a human powered vehicle made in Belgium, but the owner added an electric motor to power the rear third wheel to get up the hills in Portland (of which there aren't many in Belgium).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 23, 2016

First, there was the Volt. Then came the Bolt, later renamed the Bolt EV. Now, there's the Jolt EV, the third Chevrolet electrical car. At least, that's what appeared on a website a few weeks ago—the all-electric Chevrolet Jolt EV, a sporty two-door coupe offering more than 230 miles of estimated range.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Coca-Cola Enterprises uses tractors as its standard bulk delivery truck for large deliveries, and plans to deploy the Kenworth hybrid tractors to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Portland (Ore.), The Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks (rated at 33,000 lb.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 1, 2007

Both US-Battery and Trojan have 8-volt golf-cart batteries. I've been in contact with Victor at Metric Mind here in Portland who is developing the state-of-the-art EVision battery monitoring system. With the AC system, I'll probably be pulling less amps and am looking forward to the extended range.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The three-point, 400-volt plug, which will allow electric cars to be recharged anywhere in a matter of minutes , will be unveiled Monday at the world’s biggest industrial technology fair in Hanover, northern Germany. Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard. Sorry for any confusion. More on Electric Cars: It’s On!

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EV Adoption

MARCH 19, 2021

Portland-based Chargeway has a beacon display solution designed just for this purpose. Have a 240 volt outlet on a stand with a mobile connector to show potential buyers how easy it is to add Level 2 charging to their home through the same outlet or wiring that their washer and dryer plug into.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It’s been seeing increasing interest from US companies, so Rocsys recently opened an office in Portland, Oregon, a metro area where a lot of companies are already making the transition to electric transportation. No special power requirements—it’s just 120 or 240 volts, so it’s really super-easy to install. It uses computer vision.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. Compact Power, Inc. (on on behalf of LG Chem, Ltd.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? other better transmission systems will be a lark! About Gas 2.0 on It’s On!

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. This is the game-changer for our industry,” said Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s president and chief executive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. Duh, heres our $40K volt, buy it please?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. Some Americans, though, are eager to do business with BYD.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland. nk Related Posts From Green Inc.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

GM went on the air with advertisements for the Volt, a full two years before it's release date. Portland's electric utility has already begun installing charging insfrastructure. Some see greenwashing, some a continuing commitment to electrics in troubling times. Nissan foresees full-scale marketing of EVs in 2012.

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