The Oregon Department of Transportation will take a step toward the future next week when an all-electric vehicle is added to the transportation fleet at the department’s Corvallis office.
The Nissan Leaf that is scheduled to arrive today is one of five all-electric vehicles that the department will place in fleets in Corvallis, Portland and Salem this year.
The required charging stations have been installed in Corvallis and Portland and are under construction in the Salem area. The new car will go to work immediately in the department’s Corvallis office
“We are committed to driving the vehicle a minimum of 600 miles per month and we’ll begin training our employees on how to charge and drive the vehicle starting next Tuesday,” said Vivian Payne, the manager of the department’s Area 4. “We are committed to driving the vehicle a minimum of 600 miles per month and we’ll begin training our employees on how to charge and drive the vehicle starting next Tuesday,” she said.
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