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Oregon Department of Transportation Issues RFP for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Equipment

Green Car Congress

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has issued a first-in-the-nation solicitation for charging equipment to service electric vehicles (EVs). Oregon is poised to lead the nation in the early adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. Gail Achterman, chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

This project started about a month ago when I became co-chair of the Oregon Electric Vehicles Association. While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts.

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