Articles about electric vehicles

The ‘Tesla exemption’ no more: Rivian and Lucid break through Washington state’s dealership wall

At the start of next year, Washington state shoppers will for the first time be able to visit showrooms for Rivian and Lucid Motors, take a test drive and buy an EV. Read More

Washington state bill allowing direct sales of Rivian and Lucid is speeding toward finish line

Washington lawmakers are racing to pass legislation to let Rivian and Lucid sell their EVs directly to consumers following Rivian’s threat to put the issue on the ballot. Read More

Washington state is primed to let Rivian and Lucid sell EVs directly to consumers

Electric automakers have fought for years to change the state law that only allows Tesla to directly sell cars, operate showrooms and offer test drives to potential customers in Washington. Read More

Seattle startup Electric Era lands $5.1M in U.S. grants to install freeway chargers in Washington

Seattle startup Electric Era landed $4.28 million in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding to install five charging stations in Washington. Read More

Trapped at a Tesla Supercharger: A comedy of errors and lessons learned from a first EV road trip

By the time we hit Kelso, it was clear my family’s post-Christmas EV adventure was hitting the skids. Here’s what went wrong — and what we’ll do on our next road trip. Read More

Electric Era’s new EV charging devices use AI to chat, answer questions and tell jokes

Seattle startup Electric Era unveiled a sleek, interactive EV charging device that uses AI to converse with drivers as they’re juicing up their vehicles. Read More

End of the EV credit: How the last-minute rush could ironically accelerate long-term electric adoption

Tuesday marks the last day U.S. shoppers can take advantage of tax credits of up to $7,500 for the purchase or lease of a new EV, spurring a sales rush. Read More

Next-gen battery company Sila starts manufacturing in Washington at first-of-a-kind facility

Next-generation battery materials startup Sila is starting operations at its first-of-a-kind, automotive-scale manufacturing facility Washington. Read More

EV charging startup Electric Era raising fresh cash amid industry headwinds

Seattle startup Electric Era is raising more cash to fund its DC fast-charging systems that include giant batteries to help… Read More

Forget new EVs: This Seattle startup converts gas cars to cut carbon emissions now

No matter how Tom Gurski crunched the numbers, there was no way the planet was going to switch to electric… Read More

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 lays off workers in Washington state

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies laid off an undisclosed number of workers as tariff uncertainties and new federal policies… Read More

Washington state joins fight to save EV rules after Trump signs congressional repeal

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a lawsuit today aiming to save rules enacted by more than a dozen states… Read More

Tesla retains advantage in Washington state as effort stalls to expand direct EV sales

The third time was not the charm for a coalition that was pushing to level the playing field for electric… Read More

Tesla could lose its big EV sales advantage in Washington state if lawmakers pass new rules

Tesla could soon lose its electric vehicle sales advantage as Washington state lawmakers are taking their third shot at legislation… Read More

Reading the EV tea leaves: What happens to electric vehicle sales under a Trump presidency?

For the past four years, the Biden administration revved up the adoption of electrical vehicles in the U.S., but President-elect… Read More

Seattle’s Electric Era deploys EV chargers at Costco after opening big, new HQ – take a look inside

When EV charging startup Electric Era moved this summer to a spacious location south of downtown Seattle, the team was… Read More

Washington state drivers snap up EV rebates so fast that half of funds are gone 60 days into program

A Washington state program to get lower-income drivers into electric vehicles is proving more popular than expected, with more than… Read More

EV charging infrastructure startup OpConnect lands $5.3M to expand geographic reach

Portland, Ore.-based OpConnect raised nearly $5.26 million to expand its sales of hardware and software for electric vehicle charging stations.… Read More

Washington sees ‘overwhelmingly positive response’ to EV rebates – but critics question costs

Krista Cortese, her husband and their toddler were making due with the 2003 Mazda hatchback that they got years ago… Read More

Seattle searching for solutions to charging cable thefts while meeting EV driver demand

At a recent climate event, representatives from Seattle City Light proudly displayed an electric vehicle charger with a cable that… Read More

Automated parking garage in Seattle condo tower gets even more robotic with EV charging bays

An automated parking garage beneath a luxury condo tower in downtown Seattle is calling in reinforcements, with robotic arms that… Read More

Seattle entrepreneurs are building autonomous robots to deliver hassle-free EV charging

The founders at Autev envision a future where EV drivers simply park their vehicles in a garage, open an app… Read More

Amazon rolls out fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks to decarbonize more of its transportation network

Amazon is bulking up its fleet of electric vehicles beyond the delivery vans that many customers are accustomed to seeing… Read More

Washington state launches program to cut costs of new and used EVs for low-income residents

Washington leaders on Tuesday announced a $45 million program aiming to make electric vehicles more affordable for the state’s low-income… Read More

Nearly 1 in 5 new cars registered in Washington state last year were EVs or plug-in hybrids

Washington state car buyers are increasingly going electric. New data shows that 19% of new cars registered in Washington in… Read More

New federal pollution rules for automakers will boost Washington state EV goals

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new national pollution standards for vehicles that will force automakers to increase their production… 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… Read More

Washington state awards $85M in grants to fund thousands of EV charging stations

Washington state announced $85 million in grants Thursday to fund thousands of new electric vehicle charging stations across the state… Read More

Half of car buyers in U.S. are considering EVs, hybrids for next purchase – but price matters

A new survey of U.S. consumers finds that half are open to buying an electric vehicle or electric hybrid. The… Read More

Seattle startup Recurrent raises $16M, aims to be standard for scoring used EV batteries

Recurrent, a platform providing shoppers and car dealerships with information about used electric vehicle batteries, raised $16 million in a… Read More