Success Stories

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 Receives Regional Travel Options Grant from Metro

April 15th, 2013

Drive Oregon, in partnership with the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC), recently received news of a $148,158 grant award from Metro’s regional transportation options (RTO) program to support testing of folding electric bicycles (e-bikes) at Kaiser Permanente medical Read More »

OpConnect acquires Better Place network in Hawaii

March 12th, 2013

Congratulations to Drive Oregon member OpConnect, which announced today an exciting expansion of its business operations.  By acquiring Better Place’s EV charging network in Hawaii, OpConnect is broadening its involvement in the EV infrastructure build-out and spreading its expertise in Read More »

EnerG2 raises $9.4M for high-tech battery manufacturing plant in Albany, OR

January 10th, 2013

“Seattle-based high-performance battery company EnerG2 has raised nearly $9.4 million in new funding, the company announced Wednesday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. … The company plans to use the new funds to shift from research and development to Read More »

Governor Kitzhaber Test Drives all-electric Arcimoto During Visit to Eugene

January 10th, 2013

Drive Oregon member company Arcimoto gave Governor Kitzhaber an exciting test drive of their latest Arcimoto model on his visit to Eugene.  Below is an excerpt from the local radio station’s coverage of his test drive.

“Governor John Kitzhaber took a test Read More »

Brammo gets “green light” for manufacturing and R&D facility in Talent, Oregon

December 8th, 2012

Congratulations to Drive Oregon member Brammo for receiving the go-ahead to turn a former retail site in Talent, Oregon, into a new electric motorcycle manufacturing and R&D facility!

As reported by the Mail Tribune, ”Electric-vehicle maker Brammo’s takeover of the former Walmart Read More »