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Nissan trialing eNV200 in Portland

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Nissan is working in collaboration with Portland (Oregon) General Electric (PGE) on a six-week trial to help determine the viability of an electric commercial vehicle in the US market. If we determine that e-NV200 fits into the US commercial vehicle market, we expect that Portland would be a leading driver for sales as well.

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Mitsubishi Confirms i MiEV headed for US; Oregon and Portland General Electric Join Partnership Program

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Fleet sales of the electric vehicle begin this July in Japan. Kurihara also announced that the State of Oregon and Portland General Electric (PGE) are joining Mitsubishi in the i MiEV partnership program. There is also a fast charge connector that allows the battery to reach 80% of capacity in 30 minutes.

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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As part of a small series, more than 170 FUSO eCanter light-duty trucks are already in use with numerous customers in Japan, the United States and Europe, and more of them will be handed over successively. The eCanter is produced in Kawasaki, Japan and in Tramagal, Portugal. The range of the 7.49-ton Freightliner eCascadia and the eM2.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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Japan is the next market to follow. The E-Mobility Group is set up globally with employees working in various locations throughout the company's worldwide development network, i.e. in Portland (US), Stuttgart (Germany) and Kawasaki (Japan). The focus of activities is currently on the United States and Europe.

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Daimler developing battery-electric version of Econic HD truck; customer testing in 2021, series production in 2022

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The E-Mobility Group is set up globally with employees working in various locations throughout the company’s worldwide development network, i.e. in Portland (United States), Stuttgart (Germany) and Kawasaki (Japan).

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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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Results of this work are expected to be published and presented at the IEEE ECCE at Portland, Oregon in September 2018. This marks the start of a series of presentations being made on the results of the ECOCHAMPS project in China, Japan, USA, EU, India and the UK.

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LA Unified School District Orders 130 CNG School Buses from Thomas Built

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In June, DTNA also announced the opening of the Local Hybrid Application Center at its Portland location. It will serve as a local competence center for the research and development of hybrid technology in North America and supplement Daimler Trucks’ Global Hybrid Center in Japan.