Governor betting big on e-cars in Oregon | KATU.com - News, Weather and Sports - Portland, Oregon | Technology: "Oregon made a separate bid for federal dollars for its electric vehicle push, seeking $13.9 million from the Department of Energy. The funds were to match the $25.4 million pledged by public and private entities for the purchase by companies and government agencies of 716 electric vehicles and a network of 1,250 charging stations along the Interstate 5 and Interstate 84 corridors.
The Oregon proposal stood out among those from other parts of the country, which sought federal money to buy or convert vehicles to run on a variety of alternative power sources - not just electricity but also natural gas, ethanol and propane.
'We were all in on electric vehicles,' said Eugene Water & Electric Board's Jeannine Parisi, who was part of the effort. 'We put all our eggs in one basket and it didn't work out.'
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."
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