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Nissan to partner with Oregon on electric car fleet
11:21 AM PST on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski says Oregon, the Japanese automaker Nissan and the state's largest utility, PGE, will collaborate to promote the use of electric cars.
Photo courtesy: Nissan
Prototype of a Nissan electric car
The governor is on an Asian trade mission.
In a statement, he said Wednesday that Nissan will supply electric cars for the state's fleet when they are ready for market in 2010.
PGE says it will share technical and educational information as it expands its network of charging stations. It has six in the Portland region and Salem and plans for six more.
Kulongoski has made electric vehicles a key part of his climate change and transportation programs and called for shifting the state's tax credit from hybrids to plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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