Salem, Oregon — "Will 2010 be the year electric cars hit the road in Oregon? Gov. Ted Kulongoski hopes so. He’s spent more than a year touring factories overseas, forging agreements with electric vehicle makers, prodding his staff to lobby for federal grants, and persuading the state Legislature to tweak the tax code — all in pursuit of his vision of Oregon as a state that shows the way to a future where battery-powered cars are assembled, parts are made and motorists say goodbye to carbon-producing gasoline. “It’s going to be the showcase of where this is all going,” he said in a recent interview….Charging stations are crucial."
Of special note:
"Eugene, Corvallis, Salem and Portland are the cities in Oregon’s test market for electric vehicles. It’s part of a five-state test, underwritten with $99.8 million in federal aid. Oregon stands to end up with:
940 Nissan Leaf EVs, to be sold to consumers and fleets that agree to participate.
2,250 charging stations, with 940 being installed in the Leaf owners’ homes and the rest going to work and public places. About 50 would be “level 3 fast chargers.”"
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