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Governor Kitzhaber Praises Partnership Behind New State Capitol Charging Station

May 14th, 2013

(Salem, OR) — Governor Kitzhaber today praised the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 280, Portland General Electric, Nissan, the Oregon-Pacific Cascade Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, and ECOtality for their partnership to install electric vehicle charging stations at Read More »

Powin, EV4 Oregon, and OpConnect Partner to Launch Charging Stations

May 13th, 2013

A Tualatin energy company has completed the two charging stations it promised in an arrangement with two Oregon electric vehicle supplier mainstays.

Powin Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Powin Corp. (OTC QB: PWON), completed the work on the quick charge stations with Read More »

Drive Oregon, ODOT, and Governor’s Office team up for EV deployment

March 7th, 2013

“Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has formalized his support of the state’s pro-electric vehicle efforts.  A memorandum of understanding that Kitzhaber signed Tuesday signals his further support for the new “Energizing Oregon” coalition that’s coordinating the state’s EV efforts.  Kitzhaber signed Read More »

Drive Oregon event highlights: Economic Impact of Oregon’s EV Industry

March 6th, 2013

A big thank you to Dr. Tom Potiowsky and his fellow Northwest Economic Research Center researchers for presenting at Drive Oregon’s February monthly event.

Below is the Powerpoint of the presentation, for those who weren’t able to make it out to Read More »

Drive Oregon grants $180K to spur growth in Oregon’s EV industry

February 28th, 2013

Drive Oregon has announced its largest round of grants yet under its year-old Matching Grant program, designed to accelerate the growth of Oregon’s electric vehicle industry. Six projects were awarded a total of $179,926:

 $50,000 will support purchase of an advanced dynamometer by Read More »

California Releases Action Plan to Reach 1.5M ZEVs by 2020

February 15th, 2013

Last March, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an executive order setting a goal for the state to reach 1.5 million ZEVs on its roads by 2025. Last week, the state released details about how it will go about accomplishing that Read More »