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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. Ford will draw upon PGE’s partnership with Portland State University to further study urban mobility and the integration of energy and sustainable design.

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Audi of America expands Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA)

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Audi is committed to moving America in many ways, including through the development of industry-leading connectivity and mobility solutions. Phoenix, Portland, Ore.; All of these services are designed to help reduce congestion and enhance mobility on crowded roadways. San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC. This will include building new sites connecting regional destinations and filling in existing routes as station utilization of the highway network increases.

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BMW’s ReachNow installing Light & Charge locations in Seattle; 100 chargers at 20 new public sites

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transforms existing street and parking lot light poles into connected nodes on a smart city network. The system combines high-efficiency LED lighting, EV charging and a sophisticated sensor bus that senses various parameters and connects the site to the cloud. BMW had presented a prototype system in 2014. Earlier post.).

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7 finalists announced for USDOT Smart City Challenge; Amazon Web Services new partner

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The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors—into their transportation network.

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DTNA Freightliner new Cascadia first SAE Level 2 automated truck in NA; 35% better fuel efficiency than 2007 Cascadia

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Most of these jobs will be located at the new Daimler Trucks Automated Truck Research & Development Center at DTNA’s headquarters in Portland, Ore. active safety and advanced driver assistance systems are designed to keep truck drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and other motorists safe: Active Brake Assist 5.0: Earlier post.)

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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US

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Joining Electrify America in this initiative are SemaConnect, EV Connect and Greenlots. The companies have committed to install 35% of all multi-family and workplace sites in California in designated low-income or disadvantaged community areas.