Governor betting big on e-cars in Oregon | KATU.com - News, Weather and Sports - Portland, Oregon | Technology

Governor betting big on e-cars in Oregon | KATU.com - News, Weather and Sports - Portland, Oregon | Technology: "The Department of Energy called the Oregon plan too futuristic, saying last month in a letter to state officials: 'Availability of vehicles is very problematic to this proposal.' The difficulty was that many of the electric vehicles Oregon wanted federal money to help pay for likely would not be available for purchase until two to three years after the money was awarded. Until then, the charging stations proposed for workplace parking lots and other locations would sit idle."