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Oregon, Too, Wants To Tax Electric Cars (And 55-MPG-Plus Cars Too)

Green Car Reports

Electric car-friendly Oregon may join the growing list of states imposing a dedicated tax on electric vehicles. Like other states looking to tax electric and fuel efficient cars, Oregon is pre-empting a rise in the number of electric vehicles on the roads and a subsequent fall in revenue from gas tax.

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U.S. pace of EV adoption rivals rate of California: analysis

Teslarati

Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are gaining traction in auto markets across the world, and new data shows that U.S. The news comes following a California mandate banning the sale of new gas cars by 2035 enacted last year. adoption rates could be set to skyrocket in the years to come. A number of U.S. If the U.S.

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Study Ranks Best and Worst Places To Drive Electric. What makes having an electric car a positive experience is not only financial aspects, but a functional ones, something the folks at Jerry have taken into account when they did the research behind their Top 10 list of the best states to own an EV.

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Going with the talent flow

Electric Auto Association

A chapter in Oregon is guided by the genius of its members. Emerald Valley Electric Vehicle Association members take part in a Fourth of July parade in Eugene, Oregon. Most recently she has spearheaded efforts to include electric tractors in the list of EVs eligible for state rebates. ”We To finally decide.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

Green Car Congress

The full list of projects selected for 2014 DERA funds: California. South Coast Air Quality Management District is replacing 11 on-road drayage trucks (model year 1991-1995), nine school buses with compressed natural gas (CNG), and one school bus with a battery-electric vehicle. North Carolina. Puerto Rico.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) launched Project Get Ready , an initiative that emerged from its Smart Garage Summit in October 2008 and that is intended to help communities prepare for plug-in vehicles including full battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and converted hybrid or internal combustion vehicles.

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A Fresh Charge for Avista EV Program

EV Connect

Background Focused on the production, transmission, and distribution of energy, Avista Utilities provides electricity to nearly 403,000 customers and natural gas to about 369,000 customers across 30,000 square miles and four northwestern states, including Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of southern and eastern Oregon.