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WriConsult
11-19-2008, 05:58 PM
More Oregon EV news...

Richard Read, The Oregonian, 11/19/2008 (http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2008/11/nissan_will_pioneer_electric_v.html)

Nissan Motor Co. plans to make electric vehicles available to the state of Oregon, which will develop a network of charging stations, the president of the Japanese automaker announced today.
Portland General Electric is already installing charging stations under the agreement, in which Nissan will include Oregon among a handful of sites worldwide to pioneer zero-emission vehicles.

Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive of Nissan and Renault SA, described the program this morning during an address at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

"This partnership represents a major step toward reliable zero-emission mobility in the state of Oregon," Ghosn said. "Together, we are creating conditions that will encourage consumers to consider an electric vehicle as an attractive choice that is also good for the environment."

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dabonee
05-31-2009, 07:41 PM
Is there any new news coming out of Oregon following the Yokohama battery swapping exhibition, featuring a Nissan vehicle? Has Portland given any indication that it will develop battery swapping stations? Was a battery maker selected (was it BYD?)?



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