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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, September 21, 2017 Electric vehicle maker raises nearly $20M Arcimoto via AP This undated photo provided by Arcimoto shows elec- tric vehicles produced by the Oregon-based company. They’re also much smaller. Three fit into a typical parking space. The vehicles can travel 70 miles on a fully charged standard battery pack or 130 miles with an extended range battery. Arcimoto in the coming months plans to establish a larger production facility at an undisclosed location in Eugene — home to Two more accused of stealing mom’s purse after school shooting financing for the startup — a small player in an industry dominated by Tesla and major traditional auto makers. Arcimoto had 1,778 preorder customers as of Tuesday. It hopes to deliver its first vehicles by the end of the year and the rest of the pre-ordered vehicles by the end of 2018. Frohnmayer said the company’s goal is to dramat- ically increase production in 2019 and build at least 10,000 vehicles. In its monthlong IPO that closed Friday, Arcimoto sold stock for $6.50 a share. In its initial June prospectus, Arcimoto said it hoped to raise $10 million through the stock sale, and planned to raise an addi- tional $18 million within 15 months. “Raising nearly $20 million — almost double the original target — will let us move faster,” Frohnmayer told the newspaper. On track to deliver first vehicles this year EUGENE (AP) — Arcimoto, an Oregon-based electric vehicle company, raised nearly $20 million in a recent initial public offering and its founder says the firm is on track to deliver its first vehicles to customers this year. Arcimoto shares will begin trading Thursday on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FUV. That stands for “Fun Utility Vehicle,” which is how the company describes its vehicles with seats for a driver and one passenger, three wheels and motorcycle handlebar-style steering. The price of the compa- ny’s base model price is $11,900 — about a third of the price of a typical electric car, the company said. At 1,000 pounds, the vehicles are about one-fourth the weight of a standard car. BRIEFLY the University of Oregon. Company founder Mark Frohnmayer’s late father — former Oregon Attorney General Dave Frohnmayer — was president of the university from 1994-2009. The company employs 23 people and will hire more people as production increases, Frohnmayer told The Register-Guard. The IPO money provided SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have arrested two additional suspects accused of stealing a purse from a car as parents searched for their children after last week’s high school shooting in Washington state. The Spokane Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that 37-year-old Renee Mann and 39-year-old Larry Flett were arrested Tuesday evening on investigation of theft and vehicle prowling. Mann also faces identity theft and forgery charges. Another woman, 33-year-old Nicole Jensen, was arrested Monday. She’s accused of theft and forgery. Authorities say the three broke into a vehicle belonging to a mother of a Freeman High School student. She had parked her car on Highway 27 and rushed to the school to find out whether her child was safe following the Sept. 13 campus shooting. A 15-year-old boy is charged with killing one classmate and wounding three others. Authorities earlier said the suspects racked up more than $36,000 dollars in fraudulent charges. Court overturns conviction of Oregon man who shot wife PORTLAND (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife. According to court documents, Peter Zielinski of Keizer told police he suspected his wife had been having an affair and found text messages and e-mails that confirmed his suspicions. Police say the man told them 38-year-old Lisa Zielinski looked at him with disgust and asked him to leave her alone on the January 2011 morning he shot her. Zielinski entered a conditional guilty plea in 2013, giving him the right to appeal the conviction that sent him to prison for 25 years to life. In its opinion Wednesday, the Appeals Court said the trial judge wrongfully excluded expert testimony that Zielinski had been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, which he was to offer in support of a defense of extreme emotional disturbance. Governor, Hispanic lawmakers vow to defend Latinos “The comments that Attorney General Jeff Sessions made yesterday while in Portland do nothing to make America great. Instead, they incite fear and chaos, and undermine Oregon’s workforce and our economy.” SALEM (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Hispanic members of the Legislature vowed Wednesday to defend Latinos in the state, including those who entered the country illegally. In a ceremony marking Hispanic Heritage Month in Oregon, Brown denounced U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ comments he made to law enforcement officials in Oregon. Sessions urged locales whose police don’t cooperate with federal immi- gration agents to reconsider their policies, and said federal grant money cannot be given to sanctuary cities. “The comments that Attorney General Jeff Sessions made yesterday while in Portland do nothing to make America great,” Brown said. “Instead, they incite fear and chaos, and undermine Oregon’s work- force and our economy.” Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon, the first immigrant to be elected to the Oregon Legis- lature, said the state’s Latino population has increased 72 percent since 2000 and the number of businesses owned by Latinos rose by 44 percent — Kate Brown, Oregon Governor between 2007 and 2012, with Latinos in Oregon owning over 6,000 businesses. “We are growing. We are powerful, and we are here to stay,” said Alonso Leon, adding: “It is important to build a better future for those who come after us.” Alonso Leon, a Democrat who is from the predomi- nantly Latino town of Wood- burn, was brought to the U.S. illegally from Mexico as a child. Her family gained permanent residence status under a Reagan-era amnesty. She became a U.S. citizen in 2012. Rep. Diego Hernandez, a Democrat representing Portland, told those gathered in Brown’s ceremonial office, including the consuls from Mexico and Guatemala, that there is “a lot of hate and xenophobia in our commu- nities, especially here in Oregon.” Hernandez said he has gone through a rough period. Hernandez was recently cleared of a rumor that he maintained a list of female lobbyists, ranking them by “attractiveness and certain physical attributes,” Willamette Week, a Portland newspaper, reported Tuesday. Hernandez has said the rumor was due to racism, prompted by his Latino heritage and because he advocates for immigrant rights. He had requested the inquiry to verify the allega- tions and identify the source of the rumor. The office of the legislative counsel said in a letter that the investigation had shown the rumor was false, but that investigators were unable to identify the source. Meanwhile, a group called Oregonians for Immigration Reform is seeking signatures of registered Oregon voters to place a measure onto the November 2018 statewide ballot that would seek to repeal a 30-year-old statute that made Oregon America’s first sanctuary state. The law prohibits law enforcement from detaining people who are in the U.S. illegally but have not broken other laws. Oregonians for Immi- gration Reform said it needs 88,184 signatures. “Illegal aliens can and do harm the American citizens to whom Oregon owes its foremost responsibility,” the group’s website said. “For this reason, enforcement of U.S. immigration law is central to the duties of Oregon’s police departments and sheriff’s offices.” Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that ICE agents approached Isidro Andrade-Tafolla and his wife on Monday near a Hillsboro courthouse after a protest against recent ICE arrests outside the courthouse. Andrade-Tafolla says the agents showed him a photo of a Hispanic man that they were searching for that they believed was him. The U.S. citizen says the only thing he and the man in photo have in common is that they are both Hispanic. The agents left after a separate agent confirmed that Andrade-Tafolla was not the man they were looking for. ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice declined to comment on the encounter. Corrections An article in Wednesday’s East Oregonian incorrectly stated that Umatilla County appraises the value of the Tollgate Store & Restaurant at $272,430. That figure is the property’s assessed tax value. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 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Hi 66 58 56 66 55 54 66 60 67 56 56 58 55 66 60 64 62 66 62 66 58 67 59 53 66 62 67 Lo 45 30 32 43 27 33 41 41 43 36 32 35 33 41 45 47 39 41 42 48 30 45 40 32 46 44 40 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 86 92 83 65 74 57 68 73 78 76 83 Lo 61 81 67 44 59 43 52 53 57 57 70 W pc pc s r pc r pc s s s s Fri. Hi 82 90 82 64 74 55 67 74 80 83 77 Lo 53 82 65 54 58 40 44 55 62 62 68 W s sh s pc pc s s s s c r WINDS Medford 60/43 (in mph) Klamath Falls 52/38 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Variable clouds today with a shower; however, a little snow in the mountains. Cascades: Cloudy today with a shower or two during the afternoon; cold. Mostly cloudy tonight. Northern California: Partly sunny today; warmer in the interior mountains. Partly cloudy tonight. Friday NNE 4-8 WNW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Clouds and sun today with a passing shower or two. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy and cool today. Partly cloudy tonight. A shower in spots tomorrow. Western Washington: A brief shower or two today; arriving in the afternoon in central parts. Today WSW 4-8 W 6-12 1 2 3 3 2 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Rough surf and gusty winds will persist in the coastal Northeast today. Storms will riddle the South. Much of the East and South will be warm. Cool air will arrive in the West with rain and snow showers. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 102° in Laredo, Texas Low 22° in Sunset Crater, Ariz. 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