Tactics: How PGE Plans to Reduce Emissions and Prepare for High Demand
Kristen Sheeran, PGE’s director of resource planning and sustainability strategy, talks about the utility’s clean-energy plan.
electric vehicles
Charging Ahead
Daimler Truck North America unveiled the prototype for an electric Class 8 truck last year to great fanfare and a surge of orders. Now the company is working to speed up charging infrastructure.
Fill ‘Er Up
Oregon just doubled its low-carbon fuel program goals, making it the strongest in the nation. But wildly fluctuating oil prices and the need for a technological revolution make you wonder: Can we get there?
Charging Toward Zero Emissions
Brand Story – Tourism is a major driver in promoting low-emission transportation
Photo of the week: The scooters have landed
Mobility companies Lime, Bird and Skip have put 600 electric dockless scooters on the streets of Portland. The pilot project will last four months.
Is the state losing momentum in curbing the growth of transportation emissions?
Global warming emissions from transportation — the largest sector-based contributor to greenhouse gases in Oregon — are on the rise and show no sign of abating.
In a fragmented EV charging market, vehicle owners struggle to fuel up
The situation may improve as utilities venture into the charging market.
Guest Blog: Autonomous vehicles: Who is going to lead the way?
Civic and business leaders need to engage in robust planning discussions about how to leverage AVs to achieve health, safety and climate objectives.
December ’08 transportation indicators
MARCH 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for December 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change TRANSPORTATION Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions $19.1 $23.0 $22.9 -16.8% Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge 18,207 18,959 21,374 -14.8% Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls … Read more
