Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2023

DTNA is beginning full production of the eM2 in autumn of 2023 at its Portland truck manufacturing plant. The vehicle minimizes energy cost per mile by removing the drivetrain and other mechanical components in favor of a lighter, simpler design, which packages the electric motors and 2-speed transmission directly onto the drive axles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

OSU’s Yue Cao and Alan Fern will use advanced electrical propulsion and artificial intelligence research to create the power electronics, motor drive technology and energy management tools for the hydrogen fuel cell truck tractor. Earlier post.). The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8

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Baua Electric

MAY 28, 2024

As VW notes, this issue can mean the loss of speedometer information and the rearview camera image, so it would mean they’re out of compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards. 4 – First drive, Portland OR 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 4 – First drive, Portland OR 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 2021 Volkswagen ID.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) will hold its upcoming Electric Drive Vehicle First Responder Safety Training at the Tesla Motors headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. South Portland, Maine; and Sanford, Fla. Scheduled for 6-7 Dec., Morgantown, W.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 9, 2012

As Portland, OR gears up for yet another screening of Revenge, local EV'er and filmmaker J Bills recounts the scene at the Portland premiere back in November: Here in Portland, we still talk about the last time Chris Paine rolled through town with a movie; an early screening of 2006’s seminal “Who Killed the Electric Car?”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

Portland, Oregon will be the initial launch market for Navistar’s new eStar electric truck. The eStar meets all Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Navistar is now taking orders and building these all-electric trucks. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2014

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway famously invested big in China’s BYD Motors in late 2008 -- likely spurred by the company’s innovative battery technology, bullish plans for electric.'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

At the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), Mitsubishi Motors North America President and CEO Shinichi Kurihara confirmed that the company is developing the i MiEV for sale in world markets, including the United States. Fleet sales of the electric vehicle begin this July in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Since 1997, New Flyer has delivered nearly 450 buses in the state of Oregon, including the recent delivery of 40-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses delivered to Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) in Portland. Earlier post.). Tri-Met welcomes its first battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit bus.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2018

For the program, New Flyer integrated battery technology from XALT Energy with high-efficiency electric motors and rapid overhead charging systems from Siemens. Similar New Flyer buses and charging systems are anticipated to follow in Los Angeles, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Boston in 2018.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2010

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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Green Car Reports

JULY 21, 2012

By the sales numbers—even if you consider the 20,000 Model S sedans (which Green Car Reports drove this week, with a first drive review and video post) the company hopes to sell annually—Tesla Motors [NYSE: TSLA] is a small niche automaker.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Once Tesla Motors built out its Supercharger network of quick-charging stations along Interstate 5, my wife and I decided to drive from our home in Sacramento to Portland in our new 2013 Tesla Model S.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 1, 2007

The instructions for the AC kit tell you to slide the motor speed control box through the two-inch hole that was cut in the wall between the engine compartment and the rear luggage compartment. In my haste, I added a computer grommet to the hole which made it just a bit too small to slide the motor control box through. It did not.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2013

is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT), is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Oregon area’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet). Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2018

Maven Gig drivers have taken trips from San Francisco to Portland (~635 miles) and from San Diego to Los Angeles (~120 miles). —Julia Steyn, vice president, General Motors Urban Mobility and Maven. Maven is excited to offer an all-electric fleet of shared vehicles for the gig economy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

— Greg Martin, executive director of sustainability, General Motors. This helps ensure campuses can continue to receive funding from companies’ carbon purchases long after Chevrolet completes its carbon-reduction initiative next year. The balance is scheduled to be retired summer of 2015.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

Tony Whittaker, Sales Director at Cleaner Air Solutions in Durham, today took delivery of the first of five Nissan LEAFs the company is buying, at the Benfield Motor Group dealership on Portland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Tesla Motors announced an accelerated rollout of its Tesla Supercharger network, which delivers quick charging for Tesla Model S drivers over long distances (i.e., Tesla’s vision of the Supercharger network in 2015. Click to enlarge. city-to-city travel), for free.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

Smart will be launching a test fleet of 250 electric cars in selected areas, including: Portland, San Jose, Indianapolis, Orlando, and the Washington, D.C. Nissan Motor Co. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. Nissan Motor Co. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2015

Today, we have teaser images of the Audi e-tron quattro electric SUV concept set to debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, more spy images of the Tesla Model X, and confirmation that an all-electric version of the Aston Martin Rapide will debut in about two years. Portland International Airport recently.

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2023

Sean Kane, founder and president of Protection Analysis and Methods, a suppose tank and recommend for motor car protection, filed a petition to NHTSA extreme hour to compel the protection company to reexamine the rule of thumb “in the wake of a continuing surge of Hyundai/Kia automobile thefts.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The four-wheel drive system uses dual direct-drive traction motors, one on the front axle, the other on the rear. WKHS has already received Letters of Intent from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, and the City of Orlando and others. The battery pack is integrated in the high-strength stainless steel chassis.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

Kia Motors America (KMA) is continuing its progressive launch of the Soul EV and adding to the electric vehicle ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest with 20 Soul EV-certified dealers and a charging network. Of the 20 dealers in the region, 12 will be located in Washington and eight in Oregon.

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DIY Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

Finally, after cajoling the machinist for a month, I finally got my connector between the motor and trans. I do have to hand it to Jon at Portland Manufacturing, he did a great job fabricating this connector it fit like a glove, and after assembling the motor and trans. It ran like a dream.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

Nissan Motor Co., In addition, Nissan’s “No Charge to Charge” program in the United States provides free access to selected charging stations for two years with the lease or purchase of a new Nissan LEAF in numerous cities including Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle. The company achieved a 22.6%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Portland, Ore.; Both models provide maximum fuel efficiency by pairing the high-voltage lithium-ion battery and electric traction motor with a high-efficiency Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine. Among the new hybrid transmission’s features: Electric motors capable of operating at higher electric speeds. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.;

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The new car produces 470 horsepower, weighs just 1,700 pounds (including the driver), is capable of 200mph, and even uses a dual motor setup to capture up to 600kW when breaking. Most importantly, the motorsport has finally upgraded its racecar and promises an exciting viewing experience.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

MAY 31, 2009

Last weekend, I took the Civic-EV to Portland International Raceway to show it off at the Electrathon/Human-Powered Vehicles event there. Here's Gary's Honda Insight EV with lithium ion batteries and an Siemens AC motor. This shows some of the velomobiles (encased recliner cycles) present at the event.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 12, 2007

I took the day off to walk around Portland to the farmers market and EV awareness day with Krista. This was originally just a human powered vehicle made in Belgium, but the owner added an electric motor to power the rear third wheel to get up the hills in Portland (of which there aren't many in Belgium).

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 10, 2007

I took the flywheel and clutch pressure plate to Portland Engine Rebuilders. I delivered this to Portland Engine Rebuilders to 1) remove the outer 1/2" of the flywheel (basically the starter motor teeth) and 2) balance the whole assembly along with the clutch pressure plate so everything is stable. to balance.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JULY 12, 2009

We held it at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. After clearing the third fault on this hill, I was able to very slowly accelerate up the hill until the motor turned enough to not cause noise issues with the temperature sensors in the controller.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

I spent last night visualizing how I could most effectively connect all the traction batteries with the least amount of welding cable and the shortest distance to the controller and motor. For those in the Portland, OR area, I highly recommend United Welding Supply up on MLK for 2/0 cable.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Coca-Cola Enterprises uses tractors as its standard bulk delivery truck for large deliveries, and plans to deploy the Kenworth hybrid tractors to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Portland (Ore.), The Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks (rated at 33,000 lb.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 22, 2008

In the process, I've found several folks in the Portland area who are willing to help out with a variety of skills and talents. I'd like to thank all the folks that I've bumped into over the past few weeks who have been tremendously supportive of this open-source EV conversion project.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

It also allows for relatively rapid monitoring of large systems: At present, the 3 mph top speed of the device is imposed by the propulsion motors, not the detector itself, so faster surveying is possible. We’re hoping this system will be much more affordable,” he says, as well as faster and more sensitive.

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