Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Portland, Ore.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
ReVolt, based in Stäfa, Switzerland, has selected Portland, Oregon as the location for its US headquarters and manufacturing center. By locating in Oregon, the company will be eligible, and intends to apply for, Business Energy Tax Credits from the Oregon Department of Energy for battery research and production. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2010
San Diego, Portland and Sacramento were rated fifth, sixth and seventh putting four cities in California in the top-15 index. with US production slated to begin early next year. Rounding out the top ten were Newark, Seattle and Atlanta. The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Los Angeles.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2012
Having a hybrid in the product lineup can certainly give a brand a competitive edge when it comes to attracting new customers. For EVs and PHEVs in particular, certain obstacles—including consumer unease with unfamiliar technology and the lack of an adequate recharging infrastructure—will need to be overcome before sales increase.
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2013
Chevrolet is hosting a series of media drives this week for the production version of its new Spark EV ( earlier post ). However, the ability for a public fast recharge in cities could enable those urban dwellers without a viable home charging option to buy the Spark EV, she said. The Spark EV. Click to enlarge.
Charged EVs
AUGUST 2, 2023
He later served as Transportation Electrification Manager at Portland General Electric, so he’s worked both sides of the electric fence. I was a big part of building the first-of-its-kind—at least in the Western world that we knew of—heavy-duty charging site in Portland, Oregon. Rustam Kocher: It is. It’s called Electric Island.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Switzerland based ReVolt Technology, a spin-off from Norway’s SINTEF, is developing rechargeable zinc-air batteries and wants $30million in grants from the US Department of Energy to accelerate their commercialisation for both energy storage and electric vehicle applications.
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