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Hillsboro, Oregon to Install 16 Coulomb Charging Stations

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The City of Hillsboro, Oregon plans to deploy 16 Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for plug-in and electric vehicles. The charging stations will be installed in downtown Hillsboro, including at a new intermodal transit facility to be built in 2009.

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DOE awarding up to $12M for projects to advance wave energy

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The funded projects are: AquaHarmonics, grand-prize winner of the Wave Energy Priz—an Energy Department-funded public competition to increase the energy capture potential of wave energy devices—will build a larger version of its winning device for open-ocean testing.

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ITOCHU and InSpec ally to offer services to build rechargeable battery production plants in North America; Japanese battery manufacturing equipment

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and Oregon-based InSpec Group will commence contract services for the construction of manufacturing plants for secondary batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, and a range of ancillary facilities. Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation, its wholly owned US industrial machinery sales company, TEXMAC Inc.,

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EEI encourages utilities to spend at least 5% of fleet acquisition budgets on plug-ins

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fuel cost and maintenance) and typically have longer useful lives than conventional vehicles. At PGE, we’ve been working hard to support electric vehicle policy and infrastructure in Oregon, but we’ve also done the internal analysis and piloting needed to confirm it’s time to build fleet electrification into our own budget.

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EV Charging Networks Aren't Making Money

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While the automotive sector is habitually discussing how electric vehicle adoption will be spurred on by the country building a more robust charging infrastructure, nobody seems to be talking about how to make charging profitable enough to sustain itself.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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In Japan, MMC will collaborate with Nissan on a joint venture to build a new minicar for domestic release. In the United States, Mitsubishi will begin to roll out a larger variant of the MiEV, carrying a MiEV-i moniker, as a 2012 model in California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawai’i this November.

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In-Home Solar: How Many Panels to Fully Charge Your EV?

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For instance, residents in sunny areas like California or Arizona may find their solar panels generate more electricity than those living in cloudier or less sunny states like Washington or Oregon. While the upfront investment may be higher, solar panels typically operate for over 25 years with minimal maintenance required.

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