Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2011

Another in our irregular series of answering questions from readers, this one from John Q of Eugene, Oregon: Question: I was wondering how an electric car provides heat and defrosting. Maybe with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the internal combustion engine is run for heat? Using batteries to generate the heat will drain them pretty fast.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We''ve updated our full guide to the Chevrolet Volt, Honda reveals its new HR-V compact crossover, and Volkswagen is thinking twice about giving us the GTD. We''ve updated our guide to Chevrolet''s range-extended electric vehicle, the Volt. All this and more on Green Car Reports. You can check it out here.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

Fletcher is responsible for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle propulsion system in the Chevrolet Volt as well as the propulsion systems in GM’s upcoming line-up of Plug-In Hybrid Elecrtic Vehicles. The Spark EV is targeted at urban and suburban commuters and will initially be sold in California and Oregon.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2011

When complete, the network will enable electric vehicle drivers to travel 276 miles of I-5 between Washington’s borders with Oregon and Canada. The charging station will include a Level 2 “medium-speed” charging pedestal to serve other electric vehicles such as the Ford Focus and Chevy Volt.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

For instance, DTE Energy in Michigan offers customers discounted electricity rates at off-peak hours if they install a 240-volt Level 2 charger. Nine states have agreed to follow California’s ZEV mandate: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

The new three-year lease includes no down payment, unlimited mileage, routine maintenance, collision coverage and 240 volt EV home charging station equipment (not including installation) from Leviton. In the US, Honda has cut the lease price for the Fit EV in the US to $259 a month beginning 1 June, down from $389 a month.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2010

announced its second expansion of The EV Project, resulting in a charging infrastructure network in sixteen cities located in six states—Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Tennessee and Texas—as well as the District of Columbia. ECOtality, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

Honda announced an introductory lease price of $269 a month for 36 months (plus tax) for the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan ( earlier post ), which is coming to select dealerships in California and Oregon August 2017. The lease terms include an attractive allowance of 20,000 miles per year and 24/7 roadside assistance. kWh battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2012

The program is a prelude to the limited retail market launch of the Fit EV with customers in California and Oregon this summer. Equipped with a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery and 92 kW coaxial electric motor, the Fit EV battery can be fully recharged in as little as 3 hours when connected to a 240-volt circuit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

The warranty matches the term of the 8-year, 100,000 battery pack warranty announced by GM for its Volt EREV. The LEAF will roll out in December in California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Tennessee. Earlier post.). The MSRP for the LEAF starts at $32,780; the full Federal tax credit of $7,500 brings that down to $25,280.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

The Spark EV battery is built on a dedicated production line at Brownstown, which also manufactures complete battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt, Opel Ampera and Cadillac ELR. Priced at $19,995 with full federal incentives, Spark EV is currently on sale in California and Oregon.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2012

kW, 32A on-board charger and a 240-volt circuit. Honda debuted the 2013 Fit EV at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and announced plans to begin leasing the battery-electric commuter vehicle to customers in select California and Oregon markets during the summer of 2012, followed by an East Coast rollout in 2013.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2010

It was surely no mistake that on the same day that General Motors unveiled pricing for its 2011 Chevrolet Volt, Nissan tried to grab at least some of the plug-in limelight and revealed new details about exactly where it will first roll out the 2011 Leaf. Nissan is making the Leaf EV available in California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 9, 2012

Everyone who’s anyone in the Oregon sustainable business sector was there to catch the film and the post-film Q&A. E-bikes from the Alberta E-bike store joined flawless MG, Porsche and Fiat convertible EV conversions among the Teslas, Volts and LEAFs that offered a taste of things to come in the film.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

They’re going to hit the market next fall, but will target Tennessee (where they will be made) and Oregon and Sonoma County, initially. Perry, additionally mentioning Oregon and Sonoma County, Calif. He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Additionally, there is an array of state and local incentives that may further defray the costs and increase the benefits of owning and charging a Nissan LEAF—such as a $5,000 statewide tax rebate in California; a $5,000 tax credit in Georgia; a $1,500 tax credit in Oregon; and carpool-lane access in some states, including California.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

A launch next year in Oregon had been announced previously. In related EV news, GM announced today that Bob Lutz will be retiring a year before the Volt's scheduled release. Nissan's Carlos Ghosn had become a major industry advocate for plug-in cars, with a fairly aggressive plan for multiple platforms within a very few years.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Co-hosting has benefits The Southern Oregon Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Association (SOHEVA) is partnering with GreenCars , an initiative of Medford-based Lithia Motors , to host two days of NDEW activities in Medford, and one in Ashland.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2015

When it comes to electric-car charging, speed is typically as important as availability. Installing more charging stations is important, but it's generally thought that they need to charge a car as quickly as possible, to lessen any inconvenience to owners. However, there's one place where speed just isn't that important. DON'T MISS: Portland's.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive. of the MoU goal, followed by Oregon with 10%. million ZEVs on the road by 2025.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 16, 2009

Several other states are considering additional tax credits : Texas, Florida, Oregon and Washington, to name a few. The first cars will be available next fall, about the time of the Chevy Volt debut. The choice of these locations has to do with their roll out of a charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

volts to 0.24 volts, so only 8% of the electrical energy is turned to heat. —Xiulei Ji, assistant professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, who was not involved in this work. This reduces the voltage loss by a factor of five, from 1.2

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

The Fit EV will be available for lease-only in key markets in Oregon and California, after which availability will expand to six East Coast markets in early 2013. kW charger allows the vehicle to be plugged into any household-type 120-volt or available 240-volt AC power supply. Earlier post.). inch ventilated front discs and 8.7-inch

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

But for proof, the R1T successfully completed the TransAmerica Trail, a roughly 5,000-mile gauntlet from North Carolina to the Oregon coast. USB ports, 12-volt and 110-volt outlets are sprinkled through the cabin and cargo bed, topped with a power tonneau cover to keep cargo safe.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car? &# may recall it was a little more complicated than that… The first five states where the Leaf will be available are: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, and Washington. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S.

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EV Match

JANUARY 13, 2023

240 volt, and new. Pacific Power – California, Oregon, Washington. Through the Electrify Your Ride program, 3CE offers residential customers a rebate of up to $700 for the purchase of an EV charger, and up to $4,000 for any readiness required (panel upgrades or other electrical work). Black Hills Energy – Colorado.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 1, 2007

Mine was set to 136 volts. It turns out that if the voltage coming from my batteries fell into the 136 to 149 volt range (EE2NoAccelBat + EE2AccelRamp = 149), then the controller would linearly limit the power going into the motor down to zero when the voltage reached 136.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MAY 1, 2007

Both US-Battery and Trojan have 8-volt golf-cart batteries. We might possibly work together on a project after chatting at the next OEVA (Oregon Electric Vehicle Association) meeting. With the AC system, I'll probably be pulling less amps and am looking forward to the extended range.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Bob Lutz, the outgoing vice chairman of GM, has said the company will produce about 8,000 Chevy Volts in 2011. By Jaeah Lee, Contributor. posted May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am EDT.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

hours at 240 volts. The vehicle can by fully charged in just over three hours at 240 volts, and when using DC fast charging with the SAE Combined Charging System can achieve an 80% charge in just 30 minutes. The Clarity Electric will launch later this year, starting with an attractive lease program in California and Oregon.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Electric coolers can plug into your vehicle’s 12-volt outlet, but pay attention to the type of cooling mechanism — the less expensive versions are usually thermoelectric and will cool only to about 30 degrees below ambient temperature (if it is 70 degrees in the car, it will cool to 40 degrees).

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It’s been seeing increasing interest from US companies, so Rocsys recently opened an office in Portland, Oregon, a metro area where a lot of companies are already making the transition to electric transportation. No special power requirements—it’s just 120 or 240 volts, so it’s really super-easy to install. It uses computer vision.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Recharging times vary from 24 hours for a fully depleted battery using a standard 120-volt outlet and under five hours when plugged into a 240-volt outlet. The dual ports are found behind a sliding door located in the front grille. An 80% charge can be achieved in as little as 33 minutes with a 50 kW-output charger.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Photos First drive: Chevy Volt test A few laps behind the wheel of an early version of GMs electric car shows the strengths - and possible weaknesses - of the technology. 0:00 / 2:45 Driving the Chevy Volt In total, Chrysler plans to come out with 5 electric car models by 2012. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Honda S2000 EV Conversion

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

After taking a nice vacation to Oregon for some quad riding in the dunes and getting over a nasty cold I was finally able to get back to the project. I then tried the old 12 volt test again and the back wheels started spinning forward. I knew this would be a two man job even with the hoist so I grabbed my neighbor again for some help.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Mitsubishi to help Oregon build. Geelys Panda, which Geely executive Frank Zhao said the company plans to launch in China as early as October, will be similarly priced.

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