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New Flyer selected for the State of Oregon Transit Bus Cooperative Agreement

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New Flyer of America Inc. announced that New Flyer has been selected by the Oregon State Government as an approved supplier of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses to the State of Oregon Heavy-Duty Transit Bus Price Agreement. Tri-Met welcomes its first battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit bus. Earlier post.).

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Oregon’s Lane Transit orders 19 New Flyer electric buses and infrastructure

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New Flyer of America has received a new contract from the Lane Transit District (LTD) in Oregon for 19 battery-electric forty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE NG heavy-duty transit buses.

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Rocsys to supply autonomous CCS charging solutions to SSA Marine for electric yard tractors at Port of Oakland

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The systems will autonomously charge part of the electric yard tractor fleet of SSA Marine at the International Container Terminal at the Port of Oakland. Last year we opened our first office in North America in Portland, Ore. Rocsys is an international venture-funded company with US operations based out of Portland, Oregon.

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Pacific states and BC agree to align GHG and clean energy policies; targeting 10% new vehicle ZEV purchases by 2016

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The Governors of California, Oregon and Washington and the Premier of British Columbia signed a regional agreement strategically to align policies to reduce greenhouse gases and promote clean energy. Oregon will build on existing programs to set a price on carbon emissions.

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Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ally for heavy-duty truck charging

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all have battery-electric vehicles in production. Electric Island – Daimler Trucks North America and PGE – Portland OR Indeed, the Department of Energy lists only nine fast charging stations in the U.S. Transportation is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.,

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DOE to award more than $7M to four projects to advance hydrogen storage

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The US Department of Energy is awarding more than $7 million to fund four 3-year projects in California, Washington and Oregon to advance hydrogen storage technologies to be used in fuel-cell-electric vehicles. University of Oregon, up to $2.0 The selected organizations will provide close to $2 million in cost share.

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ICCT: available low-carbon fuels can reduce CI of on-road transportation fuels in Pacific Coast region by 14%–21% by 2030

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A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and E4tech finds that the targets adopted or proposed by British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels can be met with a range of low-carbon fuel options. Click to enlarge. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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