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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric will collaborate to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles. PGE is partnering with state and local government, higher education, the automobile industry, and businesses to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure in Oregon.

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News: AAA Offers Mobile Charging

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Members of the American Automobile Association , more commonly known as AAA, can now get an emergency EV charge in 14 cities. Office Plug-Ins. Since this is not offered at all offices in all parts of the country, it is important to call ahead before showing-up at a AAA office expecting to plug-in. Charging that comes to you.

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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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San Francisco exhibits the most electric vehicle promotion actions and the highest share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric. Across the 25 cities studied—which featured on average a dozen activities to promote EVs—plug-in electric vehicles accounted for 1.1% Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. as stated.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $29,125—$6,075 less than electric vehicles produced by other mainstream automobile manufacturers—for the base ES model before a federal tax credit of $7,500 and available state financial incentives (subject to availability of funding). Battery ventilation fan. Click to enlarge.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. He knew very little about making cars but proved to be a quick study.

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