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Toyota Pivots to Full Electric Vehicles

Toyota, long the leader in hybrid technology, has made the decision to fully embrace electric vehicles. It's planning an onslaught of dozens of models over the next few years. We preview them here.

Laurance Yap3 min read
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GreenCars Celebrates Oregon

GreenCars teamed up with the Oregon Cultural Trust to celebrate Oregon and the Trust's 20th anniversary. A new license plate design was released in 2021 alongside four physical murals you can find in Oregon's main airports, all designed and created by the artist Liza Burns of Eugene.

Dave Nichols2 min read
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New 800-Volt Fast Charging Systems

800-volt electrical systems will let new electric vehicles charge faster than ever before, and make EVs a convenient choice for even more drivers. In this blog, we explain what's interesting about this technology – and what vehicles and charging networks have them now.

Kevin Jennings3 min read
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Ford Closes Reservations on F-150 Lightning

If you’ve been wondering what the watershed moment for electric vehicles was going to be, wonder no more: on December 8, 2021, Ford closed its online reservation system for the upcoming 2022 F-150 Lightning pickup truck after receiving over 200,000 deposits.

Laurance Yap4 min read
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Tesla's New Ontario Factory

Initial reports suggested the new manufacturing center would be making batteries, but that’s not quite true: the first Tesla-branded manufacturing facility will be producing equipment that will subsequently be used in the company’s existing “gigafactories” around the world.

Kevin Jennings2 min read
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GMC Sells Out of Hummer EVs

GMC sold out of its all-electric mega-wagon Hummer EVs in just ten minutes. The company opened reservations for its new zero emission Godzilla-sized SUV on October 20 as part of the vehicle’s global debut and several thousand buyers were put on the waiting list.

Dave Nichols2 min read
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California's CARB Clean Fuel Reward

In California, participating auto dealers are part of the California Clean Fuel Reward program - a statewide electric vehicle time-of-sale (or lease) incentive program funded through the California Air Resource Board’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Here's what you need to know.

Kevin Jennings4 min read
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Celebrating Oregon's New Cultural Trust License Plate

Oregon's Cultural Trust unveiled a new license plate design on October 1, 2021 that showcases and celebrates Oregon heritage and culture. Join us in celebrating the new "Celebrate Oregon!" license plate and physical, full-scale murals now viewable in the state's airports and Portland Art Museum.

Laurance Yap2 min read
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Ford Doubles F-150 Lightning EV Production

Ford Motor Company recently revealed that it will double the production numbers of its awesome new F-150 Lightning EV pickup truck. The company is betting big on electric.

Kevin Jennings3 min read
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Next Gen EV Batteries Will Deliver 500-Mile Range

One of the things that people are concerned about is EV range. Well, that’s about to change, as there is a lot going on with battery pack design. In fact, new technology is on the way that could deliver batteries that can take you 500 miles or more on a charge.

Dave Nichols3 min read
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Solid Power's Solid-State Batteries

A company called Solid Power out of Colorado is introducing a whole new breed of solid state electric car batteries that promise lower cost, longer range and safer electric vehicles.

Dave Nichols2 min read
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Mercedes-Benz Goes Electric

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a comprehensive plan which includes spending 40 billion Euro to significantly accelerate research and development into electric vehicles. At the same time, it will reduces its investment in combustion engines by 80 percent by 2026.

Dave Nichols4 min read
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GMC Confirms New EV Pickup Truck

The battle for EV truck supremacy is heating up with GMC announcing the development of a new, full size, all-electric pickup truck following the wake of its mighty Hummer EV.

Dave Nichols1 min read
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Google Maps' Eco-Friendly Routes

Google Maps recently released info on an app that will highlight environmentally friendly directions to where you want to go. Now you can easily find the least polluting route to your next driving destination.

Kevin Jennings2 min read
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General Motors Launches Fleet Charging Service

General Motors (GM) recently announced that it will continue to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles with the unveiling of its Ultium Charge 360 service for fleet customers.

Dave Nichols1 min read
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Fiat Going All-Electric by 2030

Italian automaker Fiat recently announced that it will go all-electric by 2030. According to Fiat’s CEO Olivier Francois, there are big changes coming. The first product in this electric onslaught will be a new Fiat 500 EV.

Dave Nichols1 min read
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Solid Power Goes Public with Backing from Ford and BMW

The biggest revolution in the electric vehicle world is without a doubt the coming of solid-state batteries. These high-tech wonders will dramatically speed up the adoption of EVs by providing the auto industry with a safer, cheaper alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

Dave Nichols2 min read
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Lincoln to Release First Electric SUV 2022

Automaker Lincoln recently unveiled its Aviator-sized Zephyr Reflection all-electric SUV concept vehicle at the Shanghai Auto Show. There, Lincoln revealed its plans to move full speed ahead with a forward-thinking electrification plan surrounding electric cars.

Kevin Jennings3 min read