An electric vehicle movement is afoot in Oregon. Oregon is paving the way for EVs to gain momentum, garnering national and international recognition from automakers as a launch market for newly developed electric cars coming to market in 2011 and beyond, as well as attracting millions of dollars in federal monies to build out EV charging infrastructure. Learn more

 

 

 

 

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Drive Oregon names Jeff Allen as Executive Director, establishes offices in Portland

November 29th, 2011

Drive Oregon, the state’s electric vehicle (EV) industry association, has named Jeff Allen as its new Executive Director.  Drive Oregon was recently awarded $1.2 million in funding to energize the state’s emerging EV industry and take advantage of the federal government’s Read More »

MotoCzysz wins People’s Choice Award at Venture Northwest

November 3rd, 2011

Portland electric vehicle designer MotoCzysz won the people’s choice award at the annual Venture Northwest conference, which introduces promising startups to venture capitalists. Read More »

Success Stories

MotoCzysz Premieres Charge Documentary Film

October 29th, 2011

Famed motorcycle film director and documentarian Mark Neale (Faster) follows Portland, Oregon’s MotoCzysz team and intimately captures the emotions and risks associated with building a motorcycle to race on the fastest and most dangerous road circuit in the world, the Read More »

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What is EV?

Broadly defined – any vehicle used to transport people and/or goods that is powered wholly or partially by electricity. In general, electric vehicles (EVs) refer to those vehicles using electric motors for propulsion instead of solely relying on conventional gasoline or diesel internal combustion engines. Learn More

Micro-cycles and Truck Trikes: two innovative examples of alternative transportation powered by clean electricity – developed by local companies.