The governor-appointed Oregon Environmental Quality Commission voted unanimously in September to expand the Clean Fuels Program, accelerating targets meant to lower the carbon footprint of the state s transportation sector.
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Oregon Farms to Put Electric Tractors to Work in Real World
A pilot project will place three electric tractors throughout rural Oregon as the region explores how electric farm vehicles can adapt to the various operational needs of farms, and save money while doing it. A concept image of an electric tractor and charging station. Shutterstock/cherezoff
Electric tractors are on their way to work in rural Oregon. They are part of a project to expand electrification in the transportation sector, a demonstration to prove out operational and other savings the electric machines can offer.
The electrification of the transportation sector is not going to look the same in rural communities as it has in the urban counterparts, said Bridget Callahan, project manager for Sustainable Northwest, a partner in the project.