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Tesla drivers in Seattle join wave of trade-ins amid Musk backlash — but some are holding on

Carter Rabasa recognizes that the financials of trading in his 2020 Tesla don’t look great. But he thinks the optics of staying in the car were much worse. Last week,… Read More

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[Virtual Event] PNW Battery Collaborative: Second-Life Battery Market & EV Residual Values

Event Details: ​​What is this event?: Join the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Battery Collaborative for its first event beyond the PNW and with co-hosts CALSTART and The New York Climate Exchange… Read More

First electric fire engine in Wash. state unveiled in Redmond as city seeks more sustainable fleet

Redmond, Wash., is home to the first electric fire engine to enter service in Washington state as city government officials unveiled the rig in a ribbon cutting at Redmond City… Read More

The Buzz at Seattle Auto Show: Test driving VW’s new van, plus more cool EVs not made by Tesla

As I pulled away from the Seattle International Auto Show on Thursday during a test drive of the highly anticipated Volkswagen “ID. Buzz” electric van, a driver in a Tesla… Read More

Seattle-area EV drivers left searching for fast chargers due to ‘epidemic’ of cable theft

Electrical vehicle drivers in Seattle currently looking for a fast charge at a public station are likely to find a frayed stump where the charging cable used to be.  In… Read More

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Love it or hate it, Tesla Cybertruck turns heads in Seattle as GeekWire test drives futuristic EV

“Does it still have that new spaceship smell?” That was the quip from Dave Boone, walking past the GeekWire office in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood last week as Javier Luraschi pulled… Read More

Rivian, Lucid and other EVs stuck in park by failed effort to change car sales laws in Washington

If you own one of the 3,853 Rivians registered in Washington, odds are you didn’t test drive the electric vehicle in the state. That’s because the law bars Rivian from… Read More

Spendy and slow Tesla repairs frustrate drivers as automotive tech drives up cost of collisions

When Kelly Campbell bought a metallic gray Tesla last year, the Seattle resident was delighted. The luxury features, the stellar safety ratings — it was the car she’d been waiting… Read More

Inside Amazon’s Rivian electric van: A greener, quieter ride — and a sliding door fit for Star Trek

For 25 years, my dad delivered packages for UPS in one of the company’s classic, boxy, brown trucks. His route included the neighborhood where I grew up, and I have… Read More

Chevron’s VC arm invests in EV charging startup Electric Era

Electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era announced today that Chevron Technology Ventures, the petroleum giant’s venture arm, has invested in and closed its $13 million Series A round. HSBC Asset… Read More

Seattle testing electric sweeper for bike lanes as part of city’s move toward zero-emission fleet

The Seattle Department of Transportation has deployed a fully electric compact bike lane sweeper as part of a pilot program to test the viability of such a machine in the… Read More

New legislation aims to expand Seattle’s EV charging infrastructure

Seattle could get a boost in electric vehicle charging if new legislation is approved Tuesday by the City Council. The bill, CB 120637, would give Seattle City Light the ability… Read More

A long, strange, EV trip: Father-son drive from L.A. to Seattle illustrates road ahead on charging needs

Aaron Blank set out for a West Coast road trip with his son to see some baseball and more between Los Angeles and Seattle and back down. He came away… Read More

Seattle City Light to turn vacant lot into electric vehicle charging site run by third-party providers

An empty lot near the western edge of Seattle is destined to become a charging site for electric vehicles, according to project plans from Seattle City Light. The gravel lot… Read More

Seattle mayor wants law that requires new buildings to have electric vehicle charging capability

All new buildings in Seattle must install electric vehicle charging infrastructure. That’s what Mayor Jenny Durkan wants to see happen as part of her climate agenda. During her State of… Read More

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