Peter Henderson of Reuters writes about the EV charging industry. On fast charging: “That’s kind of a game changer because then you can do fast charging and it’s competitive with gasoline,” said Jeff Kim, president of privately held Shorepower Technologies, which already has charging stations at truck stops to run air conditioners on big rigs… Continue reading Reuters News Service – August 2009
Morning News Beat, a daily web column about the retail industry, reported that Fred Meyer installed two Shorepower EV charging stations at their flagship green store in Portland, Oregon. Kevin Coupe, the author, writes: “…while there may not be a lot of electric cars on the road right now, this is a symbol of where… Continue reading Morning News Beat – July 2009
Autobloggreen, a blog that “obsessivley covers the green scene” writes about the friendly competition between Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA to establish a leadership position in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. A video, promoting www.electriccarrace.org features Portland Mayor Sam Adams and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom describing their plans to establish dominance. Still and… Continue reading autobloggreen – July 2009
The Grand Blanc (Michigan) News featured a story about the town’s plans to install the Midwest’s first charging stations. The article compares Grand Blanc to Lake Oswego, Oregon in terms of size and notes that this city installed a charging station in September 2008. An image of a Shorepower charging station appears in the article.
Gas 2.0, a blog covering the future of sustainable transportation, posted “PGE Jump-Starts Electric Vehicle Movement in Oregon,” which discusses Portland General Electric’s role in electric charging station infrastructure in Portland. The post features an image of a Shorepower charging station. From the post: “News of our charging stations — along with the fact Portland… Continue reading Gas 2.0 Blog – July 2009
Shorepower is honored to be chosen to participate in the final rounds of the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Tech Open. This is the inaugural Pacific Northwest version of the national business plan competition — which started in California and has assisted more than 100 companies get off the ground. Shorepower is among 12 semi-finalists chosen from… Continue reading Shorepower Moves to Next Round in Clean Tech Open
Portland-based blog Sustainable Industries covered the keynote speech of Chris Bakken, chief strategy officer of SynkroMotive, partner of Shorepower, at the Young Professionals of Portland “Breakfast of Champions” event at the University of Oregon building in Portland. At the event, Mr. Bakken spoke about the state of the electric vehicle industry and the technology that… Continue reading Sustainable Industries Blog – June 2009
Shorepower was named the overall winner of WPI Venture Forum‘s annual elevator pitch contest held June 9th. Joe Licari from Shorepower gave the presentation, which was held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Worcester Business Journal covered the event. The judging team for this year’s contest included industry heavyweights Justin Aborn, CTO & Chief… Continue reading Shorepower Wins Venture Pitch Contest – June 2009
A solar-powered Shorepower electric vehicle charging station was recently unveiled at the Shaver Green building in Northeast Portland. The local NBC-TV affiliate covered the event. The building is a six-story, 89,000 sq. ft. apartment building offering 85 housing units. The building has achieved prestigious LEED Gold certification.
The Environmental Blog offered an opinion about the future of electric cards and included a photo of a Shorepower charging station in front of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). As the fall of two out of the Big Three Detroit automakers continues due to the current Great Recession, as some call it,… Continue reading The Environmental Blog – May 2009
