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Oregon opens first phase of West Coast Electric Highway

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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with charging station partner AeroVironment and the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), opened the first phase of the West Coast Electric Highway, which is anticipated to eventually stretch along Interstate 5 from the Canadian to Mexican borders. Earlier post.).

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Materials Company EnerG2 Breaks Ground on Plant for Ultracap Electrode Materials

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In designing and constructing the a manufacturing facility to support this approach, EnerG2 will partner with Albany-based Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. In addition to the federal stimulus funding, EnerG2 since inception has raised over $14.5 OFD), a current manufacturing partner. million in equity financing.

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Underwriters Laboratories Named Exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for The EV Project

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The EV Project began in October 2009 when ECOtality’s eTec was awarded a federal stimulus grant of nearly $100 million from the DOE, and will deploy 4,700 Nissan LEAF EVs for the three-year study.

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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As a result, Washington State transit agencies and members of the Oregon Cooperative Purchasing Program (ORCPP) can now bypass future RFPs to purchase Proterra’s Catalyst through the region’s new innovative Master Contracts Usage Agreement (MCUA).

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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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We hope the tax, loan guarantee, and DOE spending provisions of the stimulus bill will help turn this around, but there have been delays implementing these initiatives by the federal agencies. California. Mississippi. New Mexico. Washington. unspecified. The report found a total of 144 projects under development that could add between 4,699.9

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

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Several thousand Leafs made in Japan will be delivered to metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Washington state, Oregon and Tennessee. And in Oregon, an advisory group is working on charging stations and related issues. Nissan plans to build the Leaf in Tennessee eventually.).

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

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To address the “range anxiety&# of prospective electric-car consumers in the US, a number of states, namely California, Oregon, and Hawaii, as well as private companies, are working to develop and install public charging stations on a large scale.

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