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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

Green Car Congress

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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Used Car of the Day: 2016 Ford Focus RS

The Truth About Cars

The 2016 Ford Focus RS has been beloved around these parts for being fun to drive. The ask is $38,000 and the car is in Portland, Oregon. Today we feature a low-mileage example out of the Pacific Northwest. There are 21,700 miles on the car, which has the standard wheels and a moonroof. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Best-Selling Nissan In Portland: Leaf Electric Car--Due To Electric Highway?

Green Car Reports

Not Corollas or Ford Focus countrywide, of course--but apparently every other Nissan vehicle in March, in Portland, Oregon. We''ve already asked whether the Tesla Model S sells more units than the equivalent BMW, Audi or Mercedes--and now Nissan is outselling regular vehicles with its Leaf.

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OpinionAn open letter to Ford from a customer

Green Car Congress

As a returning Ford buyer I feel deceived. What was Ford thinking when they published 47/47/47 estimates? How these MPG estimates made it through Ford corporate is beyond me! My efforts to deal with this locally and through Ford customer service have frustrated me to no end. Ronald Kramer Yankee Ford Customer.

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Ford to prepare electric vehicles for Portland

Green Cars News

The city of Portland in Oregon will soon reap the rewards of a new collaboration between one of its leading utilities and the Ford Motor Company. The car manufacturer has teamed up with Portland General Electric to prepare the city for the operation of electric vehicles.

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Ford names first markets for the Focus Electric

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Portland, Ore.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va.;

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

Green Car Congress

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Portland, Ore.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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