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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Portland, Ore.; Ford’s rollout of electrified vehicles began in December 2010 with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric—a small commercial van built in collaboration with Azure Dynamics. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Earlier post.).

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Kia prepping Washington and Oregon for Soul EV launch; dealers and charging network w/ fast-chargers

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The four new chargers added to Oregon’s current network of 815 DC fast chargers will increase fast-charger availability by 15% in the Portland metro area and 5% statewide. The regenerative braking system captures up to 12% of the Soul EV’s kinetic energy when coasting and braking to also help recharge the battery.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

He later served as Transportation Electrification Manager at Portland General Electric, so he’s worked both sides of the electric fence. I was a big part of building the first-of-its-kind—at least in the Western world that we knew of—heavy-duty charging site in Portland, Oregon. What happens when we plug in 1.2-megawatt

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Chevrolet Spark EV: speedy, smooth and quiet; the importance of motor control

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The company really doesn’t expect Spark EV drives to stutter across the country in 80-odd mile increments punctuated by 20-minute recharges, suggested Britta Gross, Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, during a briefing at the Spark EV drive in Portland, Oregon. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins'

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Such issues are being hashed out here first.

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

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Ducting connecting the HVAC system and battery pack. When the vehicle’s ECU detects that a Level 3 DC quick charging connector has been plugged into the vehicle, it then determines whether the battery pack requires cooling based on battery temperature information from the BMU (Battery Management Unit). Floor duct. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. Shameless self plugs here. April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland.

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