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Drive Oregon at the Portland Auto Show

January 30th, 2012

The auto show, which last year drew nearly 100,000 people, filled all of the exhibit rooms, ballrooms, meeting rooms, lobbies and other space in the Oregon Convention Center. Several Drive Oregon members were there (note our banner behind the Arcimoto Read More »

Portland Area Leads World in Design of Electric Forklifts

January 29th, 2012

Here’s one segment of the industry where we are already a world leader in Oregon: fork lifts.

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Oregon EV industry revving up

January 19th, 2012

Two green vehicle manufacturers set to launch this year.

Oregonians love to buy local, but no Oregon company has managed to bring a mass-produced electric car to market.  That may change this year,

Read More:  Oregon EV Industry Revving Up | Portland Read More »

Drive Oregon taps Jeff Allen as first executive director

November 29th, 2011

Drive Oregon announced today that it hired Jeff Allen as its first official executive director.

The electric vehicle industry association, which this year landed $1.2 million in state funding from the Oregon Innovation Council, also announced the opening of a Portland office in space leased Read More »

Drive Oregon envisions state as EV testing hub

August 10th, 2011

Sustainable Business Oregon’s Lee van der Voo recently profiled Drive Oregon.

See the full article: http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/08/drive-oregon-envisions-state-as-ev.html

Portland’s e-bike motor maker EcoSpeed will power ‘One Bulb Tour’ across America

April 22nd, 2011

Look! Crossing the continent! It’s a bike. It’s a car. Actually, no. It’s … it’s .. it’s a car being powered by an e-bike motor? Powered by EcoSpeed, headquartered in southeast Portland, designs and manufactures high performance electric motor kits that transform regular bikes and trikes into pedal-electric hybrids. Read More »