Senator Merkley goes oil-free

[Brammofan]

Merkley to Celebrate Independence Day with

"Border to Border: Oil-Free Across Oregon" Tour
Senator will travel length of state by electric vehicle

 

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley will celebrate America’s independence next week by traveling oil-free across Oregon and showcasing the need for America to declare its independence from overseas oil. The Senator will travel in an electric vehicle from the Washington border to the California border on July 2nd and 3rd, visiting communities along the way to highlight the potential for electric vehicles to transform how America uses energy.  

 

When:

Monday, July 2nd and Tuesday, July 3rd

 

Where:

Kickoff Event

Monday, July 2, 2012
9:30 am
Electric Avenue
PSU Campus

SW Montgomery Street (between SW Broadway and SW Sixth Avenue)
Portland, OR

 

*At 10:15 am, Senator Merkley will caravan with other electric vehicles along SW Broadway Ave to begin his trip on I-5.

 

Finish Event

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
2:00 pm
Brammo
550 Clover Lane
Ashland, OR

 

Additional Public Events (times estimated):

 

July 2, 2012

11:30 am- Pringle Creek Community- Salem, OR
2:45 pm- Pioneer Villa Truck Plaza- Halsey, OR
3:45 pm- Gateway Marketplace- Springfield, OR

July 3, 2012

8:30 am- Vintage Inn Restaurant- Cottage Grove, OR
10:00 am- Wagon Wheel Restaurant- Roseburg, OR
11:00 am- 7 Feathers Truck and Travel Center- Canyonville, OR
12:30 pm- Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce- Grants Pass, OR

[hbrider]

Wow why is CA Governor Moonbeam Brown not doing this!!!  At least LA to San Francisco.  What a great way to celebrate actual freedom for July 4th

[Gavin]

Very cool....I need to move to Oregon...

Gavin

[EmpulseRider]

A genius move! This give me hope that there are indeed some politicians out there that have the people's best interests in mind, and not their own greedy agendas to cram down everyone throat. The more EVs on the road, the more truly independent we are.

Buying an electric motorcycle is my way of giving the finger to big oil all the crooks involved.

[Deadly Silent Ninja]

Wow why is CA Governor Moonbeam Brown not doing this!!!  At least LA to San Francisco.  What a great way to celebrate actual freedom for July 4th

He probably couldn't do that trip on a Zero, but he could definitely go with Tesla. The factory is in Fresno.

So, Fresno to Sacramento, passing through San Francisco would be 276 miles and about 4 hours 52 minutes on I-80 E according to Google maps.

If we take San Fran from the equation, it would be 172 miles and 3 hours. If you count that he will stop in a few places to eat and give speeches... it's perfectly feasible in one (long) day...

[Richard230]

Moonbeam would rather spend $100 billion on a high-speed train to nowhere that no one will ride.  His interest in electric vehicles seems to be minimal, although he did show up for the roll out of the Tesla S - and then drove off in a convoy of gas-hogging SUVs.

[EmpulseRider]

Moonbeam would rather spend $100 billion on a high-speed train to nowhere that no one will ride.  His interest in electric vehicles seems to be minimal, although he did show up for the roll out of the Tesla S - and then drove off in a convoy of gas-hogging SUVs.

Hmmm, I stand corrected then... this must be just a publicity stunt. At least Brammo is going to get in on some of that good publicity though.

[protomech]

politicians and publicity stunts go hand in hand.. no matter their stripe

[Gavin]

brammo brought a few bikes....


while still leaving one for some testing...





Gavin

[Car Loss]

Any biodiesel vehicles, or SVO?  Biodiesel requires methanol, but even the cheap stuff is made from natural gas, not oil.

Carlos