electric vehicles

Aug 16, 2011

Electric Avenue who? Rock on to Hotel Fifty

Hotel Fifty, that fancy-pants establishment on the waterfront, announced today its new wall-mounted charging station. It's of the Blink Wall-Mount variety and is the first charging station on a hotel in Oregon.

Aug 10, 2011

SunPower, Ford offer solar panel and charging station combo

Ford and SunPower Corporation announced today they are teaming up to offer solar panel systems to customers who buy the Focus Electric, which launches in December, or the C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, which will be rolled out in 2012.

Aug 5, 2011

$1.2M awarded to Oregon electric vehicle nonprofit

Electric vehicle-related companies can look to benefit from $1.2 million awarded to Drive Oregon, a nonprofit seeking to push commercialization of electric vehicles in the clean tech, advanced manufacturing and software industries. The Oregon Innovation Council announced the funding on Thursday, and it will become available by the end of this year.

Apr 22, 2011

Energy Roundup: BETC, biomass, electric cars and wave energy

There’s never a dull moment in the energy sector around here – here are some of the projects that caught my eye this week. Clark County will move ahead with […]

Apr 22, 2011

Energy Roundup: BETC, biomass, electric cars and wave energy

There’s never a dull moment in the energy sector around here – here are some of the projects that caught my eye this week. Clark County will move ahead with […]

Apr 19, 2011

Oregon lawmakers propose electric vehicle tax

A bill at the Oregon Legislature would tax electric vehicle drivers starting in 2014. Some people say it鈥檚 too early to tax such a small proportion of the state鈥檚 drivers, but others say now is the perfect time.

Apr 8, 2011

Metro brainstorming how to make commuters ditch cars

According to proposed rules issued by the state Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission earlier this month, Metro should plan to reduce per-capita carbon emissions from passenger vehicles from 2005 levels by 21 percent by 2025.

Mar 7, 2011

Need a place to charge your electric car? Use that guy's house!

This seems like a cool new service for folks that are considering electric cars. A California company, Xatori, Inc., just launched an iPhone app called PlugShare. The service – available […]

Mar 7, 2011

Need a place to charge your electric car? Use that guy’s house!

This seems like a cool new service for folks that are considering electric cars. A California company, Xatori, Inc., just launched an iPhone app called PlugShare. The service – available […]

Mar 4, 2011

Bill would create road use tax structure for electric cars

Rep. Terry Beyer, D-Springfield, plans to introduce a bill, HB 2328, later in the present legislative session that would remedy that situation. It would institute a vehicle road-use charge - basically a mileage tax - for electric cars and electric hybrids, starting in January 2014.

Jan 28, 2011

Electric-vehicle infrastructure website launched

The Portland Development Commission today launched a website where customers can quickly obtain permits for electric vehicle charging stations.

Jan 28, 2011