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New York 2009: How the Mitsubishi iMiEV electric car will be welcomed to Portland, OR

Following today's announcement that the i-MiEV will come to the U.S. in the near future, we took a few minutes to speak with Charlie Allcock, director of economic development at PGE (not PG&E, because, as I found out, saying that would make you look silly). PGE is Mitsubishi's new partner utility for testing electric vehicles in the U.S. (along with SCE). Currently, the two organizations have a Memorandum of Understanding, which means that they're not willing to discuss details until things are finalized (which should happen by June). ... Read more →

Think moving to Oregon? All signs point to yes Sebastian Blanco

We haven't heard any official proclamation, but reports are streaming into the AutoblogGreen mailbag that say that Think will be making a move to the West Coast. We know that Th!nk wants to begin ...

Oregon mileage tax program shows how to do it right Sebastian Blanco

Earlier this year, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefly became an Internet comment piñata by suggesting the U.S. think about instituting a mileage tax. The idea went nowhere, but this ...

LA 2008: Nissan announces electric car partnership with Oregon Sebastian Blanco

At the keynote speech this morning at the LA Auto Show, the president and CEO of Nissan/Renault, Carolos Ghosn, announced a new alliance with the start of Oregon to bring electric vehicles there in ...

Two Oregon cities will start the state's electric car charging infrastructure Sebastian Blanco

If you missed the story of this 1981 Ford Fairmont EV, click here. Portland General Electric is gearing up to move Oregon into the plug-in vehicle future. The utility will be installing a dozen ...

Big Brother is riding shotgun: Oregon blames mandatory GPS for cars on hybrids 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Hybrids_made_the_government_put_GPS_in_every_car'; Where does the state government get the money to maintain roads? Gas taxes. What if your car does not use gas? How is the state suppose to know if an electric car is using the road? Some states are ...

Mercury switch replacement program offered in Oregon and Idaho 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Most of the green we talk about here at AutoblogGreen relates to a car's engine, fuel tank and/or tailpipe. Today we've got a story from the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal about a common harmful toxin that is often found in cars, but this one's in the trunk. Turns out, until 2003, most cars used ...

Oregon next in line for massive ethanol production facility 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ethanol continues its impressive expansion throughout the United States, with construction of a new 35-million-gallons-a-year production plant in Port of Morrow, Oregon recently announced by Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Pacific Ethanol, whose mission is to "become the West Coast's leading marketer and ...


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