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Klamath Falls, Chemult selected for new EV fast charging stations
7+ hour ago (109+ words) Oregon's Department of Transportation is planning new EV charging sites in Klamath Falls, Chemult and La Pine on U. S. Highway 97. Electric-vehicle drivers in Oregon could soon have more places to recharge, including a pair of new stops in Klamath County. The…...
Vinfast Announces Global Expansion Strategy For Electric Scooters
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (206+ words) HANOI, VIETNAM - Media Out Reach Newswire - 31 January 2026 - Vin Fast today unveiled its international business strategy for electric scooters, identifying five initial key markets: the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia. This marks a significant milestone in Vin Fast's global expansion…...
Purelight Power lays off 84 Medford workers, citing Republican rollback of solar credits as it shuts down
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (327+ words) An Oregon company is blaming President Donald Trump's signature budget bill for more than 100 layoff notices it sent to staff two days before Christmas. In a notice sent to the state on Tuesday, Medford-based solar company Purelight Power said it…...
Petition against Oregon transportation law pauses gas tax and fee hikes
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (954+ words) Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Scio, works on the House floor at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. With a transportation funding referendum likely headed to Oregon voters in November 2026 and a short legislative session approaching, it's unclear if…...
Oregonians have five weeks to secure expiring federal home energy tax credits
5+ mon, 5+ hour ago (745+ words) Contractors install solar panels on the roof of a house in Oregon. The mix of state, federal and private and nonprofit subsidies for solar panels have led to major growth in residential solar in the last decade, and today about…...
Gov. Kotek orders state agencies to move faster on clean energy projects, electrification
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (604+ words) In solar grazing farms, sheep and other livestock are able to eat weeds, grasses and plants on the same land that's used to host solar panels for clean energy generation. Gov. Tina Kotek wants state agencies to move faster to…...
Oregon to accelerate siting of renewable energy projects to beat Trump's incentive deadline
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (723+ words) Crews work to build PDX Community Solar, a more than 2, 200 panel project in Northeast Portland, on Aug. 22, 2024. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order Monday aimed at accelerating the state's permitting process for renewable energy projects. Oregon is preparing…...
Oregon to offer rebates on electric vehicle purchases again
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (204+ words) Oregonians hoping to buy an electric vehicle this spring could get thousands of dollars from the state to help pay for it. Officials at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced Thursday they will reopen the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program…...