At a breakfast meeting for Nashville business executives, Carlos Tavares, Chairman of Nissan America, said he fully expects the company to have 20,000 reservations for the Nissan LEAF by the time the car goes on sale late next year.
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Report: Nissan Expects 20,000 Pre-Orders for LEAF Electric Car
Posted in September 29th, 2009
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PGE to Participate in Largest Electric Vehicle Project in U.S. History
Posted in August 7th, 2009
by Elaina Medina in charge station, Electric Cars (EVs), Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation, electric vehicle, eTec, EV, EV Charging, EV War, Great Electric Car Race, Hybrid-electric EVs, LEAF, Nissan North America, Oregon, PGE, Portland General Electric, renewable power
Editor’s Note: This is a guest contribution by Elaina Medina of Portland General Electric.
This week Portland General Electric welcomed news it was named a strategic participant and Oregon was named one of five test markets for the largest rollout of EVs and an associated charging station network in U.S. history.
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Creating the Infrastructure of Innovation
Posted in August 6th, 2009
by Nathan Isaacs in auto industry, Cascade Sierra Solutions, Cash for Clunkers, charge station, Electric Cars (EVs), electric vehicle charging system, EnerG2, Entek, eTec, EV, EV Charging, Great Electric Car Race, Johnson Controls, LEAF, MyOpConnect, Nissan, OpConnect, Optimization Technologies, Oregon, Plug-in 2009, Portland, President Obama, Ted Kulongoski, The Oregon Way
August is hotter than ever for those of us who envision a future where the streets are populated with plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles and powered by renewable energies.
The month began with the unveiling of Nissan’s Leaf electric vehicle. On Wednesday, President Obama and the Department of Energy announced $2.4 billion in grants to fuel the development of the electric vehicle industry and reduce our nation’s dependence on oil.
Next week opens with the second annual Plug-In 2009 in Long Beach, Calif.
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Portland Lands Major Upgrade to Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Posted in August 5th, 2009
by Sam Adams in auto industry, charge station, clean tech, Ecotality, Electric Cars (EVs), Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Race, electric vehicles, eTec, EV, EV Charging, EV War, LEAF, Mayor Sam Adams, Nissan, Nissan North America, Oregon, Portland
For a city with so many amazing trees, Portland is getting ready to add a bunch of new LEAFs to our streets.
No, that’s not a typo. I’m talking about the LEAF, Nissan’s just-unveiled electric vehicle, which is set to hit dealerships in the fall of 2010. In our quest to be the nation’s leader in electric vehicle infrastructure, usage and development, the Portland region took a big step forward today with the announcement that Nissan and eTec selected Oregon as one of five test markets for the largest deployment of EV’s and the associated charging station network in American history.
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Portland Lands Major Upgrade to Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Posted in August 5th, 2009
by Sam Adams in auto industry, charge station, clean tech, Ecotality, Electric Cars (EVs), Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Race, electric vehicles, eTec, EV, EV Charging, EV War, LEAF, Mayor Sam Adams, Nissan, Nissan North America, Oregon, Portland
For a city with so many amazing trees, Portland is getting ready to add a bunch of new LEAFs to our streets.
No, that’s not a typo. I’m talking about the LEAF, Nissan’s just-unveiled electric vehicle, which is set to hit dealerships in the fall of 2010. In our quest to be the nation’s leader in electric vehicle infrastructure, usage and development, the Portland region took a big step forward today with the announcement that Nissan and eTec selected Oregon as one of five test markets for the largest deployment of EV’s and the associated charging station network in American history.
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