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Readers respond: Stop your car from spying
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (293+ words) Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence. Cars outfitted with increasing numbers of sensors and cameras offer performance and safety benefits, but they also collect and transmit a frightening amount of…...
Tesla no longer biggest electric car maker as sales slide again, but company’s stock rises
1+ week, 4+ day ago (182+ words) NEW YORK " Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said…...
Readers respond: Choose buses and rail, not driverless cars
1+ week, 5+ day ago (250+ words) Readers respond: Choose buses and rail, not driverless cars'OregonLive.com A recent Washington Post column on driverless taxis that was published in The Oregonian raises valid comparisons between autonomous taxis and human-driven single occupancy vehicles, called "SOVs," ("The single most…...
Oregonians will not see a higher gas tax in January: 5 things to know
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (757+ words) Several Oregon transportation taxes and fees will not increase in January after leaders of the campaign attempting to halt those increases on Friday submitted more than enough signatures to give voters the final say. Democratic lawmakers had approved the tax…...
Deadline looms to secure federal home energy tax credits for heat pumps and more
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (767+ words) Oregonians have just more than a month to take advantage of federal tax credits meant to reduce by thousands of dollars the costs of buying and installing new energy-efficient heating and cooling pumps, insulation, windows and solar panels. Paired with…...
Readers respond: “Clean” energy won’t fix damage to environment
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (251+ words) Does the vision for a "clean" energy system really entail covering the landscape with huge expanses of solar panels, wind turbines, battery storage facilities and transmission lines? That sounds awful ... I appreciated the front page story about Irene Gilbert and…...
Opinion: Let Oregonians vote on Kotek’s gas tax hike
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) Bruce Starr, Ed Diehl and Jason Williams Starr represents District 12-Rural Polk and Yamhill Counties, in the Oregon Senate and serves as the Senate Republican leader. Diehl, a Republican, represents District 17-East Salem to Santiam Canyon, in the Oregon House....
This $179 electric scooter has a surprising feature that makes morning commutes actually enjoyable
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) E-scooters are getting more and more popular and right now, one of the top-rated models for short commutes is on sale at Walmart for just $179.49. If you've been waiting for the right time to grab an e-scooter, this deal is…...
Deal would give US an equity stake in company developing lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon border
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (578+ words) The White House is moving forward with a deal that would allow the U.S. government to take a small equity stake in a Canadian company that is developing one of the world's largest lithium mines in Nevada not far from the…...
Will Portland weaken its policy to phase out diesel, replace it with biofuels?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (118+ words) Portland's Renewable Fuels Standards Advisory Committee is poised to recommend delaying the phase-out -- but the decision on how to move ahead will be made by city leaders. Will Portland weaken its policy to phase out diesel, replace it with biofuels?...