Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of an electric outboard motor system designed to revolutionize recreational boating, has added $14 million in additional funding to a round that was initially announced… Read More
ZeroAvia, an aviation startup aiming to power cleaner airplanes with hydrogen, has raised $21.4 million in a funding round led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures as well as Amazon’s… Read More
More than three years after BMW ReachNow had to deal with its vehicles becoming disabled on Washington State Ferries, a new car-sharing company has suffered a similar fate. A deckhand… Read More
Recurrent, the Seattle-based startup that provides independent reports on the condition of used electric car batteries, has raised $3.5 million to power its business. The seed round was led by… Read More
Car-sharing is slowly making a comeback in Seattle. AAA’s GIG Car Share service launched this summer, filling a void left by ReachNow, car2go, and Lime — which all shut down… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: A group of architects released their concept for a Seattle skyscraper suited to life in the post-pandemic world, where… Read More
Two years after the catastrophic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Indonesia touched off an aviation crisis, the Federal Aviation Administration today laid out the path for hundreds… Read More
It was either the worst possible day to test ride an electric scooter, or the best Seattle day. If the goal was to assess the performance of the new Wheels… Read More
The third option in the City of Seattle’s Scooter Share Program hit the streets on Monday as Wheels started deploying its unique, sit-down electric scooters. Wheels was granted a permit… Read More
It’s been six weeks since Lime’s rentable electric scooters arrived on Seattle’s streets, following a lengthy approval process by the city. In that time, Lime says the addition of scooters… Read More
The online used car marketplace Shift is moving into the Seattle region, expanding the 6-year-old company’s coverage area the length of the West Coast. Shoppers within a 60-mile radius of… Read More
JSX, the regional air carrier that originally arrived in Seattle to cater to tech travelers to Silicon Valley, has pulled out of the market citing a lack of demand during… Read More
Seattle’s South Lake Union tech hub might not be as bustling as it would normally be, pre-pandemic, but when traffic and workers return to the neighborhood in force eventually, getting… Read More
Seattle became the second big city in the nation to establish a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday. The Seattle City Council unanimously voted to adopt… Read More
Seattle officials are slated to vote on a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday that will change the course of ride-hailing in the city. The vote… Read More
Just after pulling away from the waterfront headquarters for Pure Watercraft in Seattle, CEO Andy Rebele was greeted by a wave and a shout from a man who had just… Read More
Lime is the first company out of the gate with electric scooters as part of a new scooter share pilot program launched by the City of Seattle. The company, which… Read More
Redmond, Wash.-based MagniX says it’s partnering with a Los Angeles startup called Universal Hydrogen to retrofit 40-passenger regional aircraft with carbon-free, hydrogen-fueled electric powertrains. The partnership opens up a new… Read More
While Elon Musk plans to keep on (electric) truckin’, don’t expect him to pick up a hitchhiking Bill Gates. The latest beef between the billionaires bubbled up on Twitter over… Read More
The Seattle Department of Transportation has selected three micromobility companies to seek permits to take part in a Scooter Share Program which was approved by the Seattle City Council on… Read More
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to approve a scooter-share pilot program. Transportation Committee Chair Alex Pedersen was the lone vote against the ordinance. After an environmental review… Read More
In addition to the thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer being dispensed around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Port of Seattle is turning to a few new high-tech approaches to cleaning… Read More
Two years after it pulled its orange bike-share bicycles out of Seattle, Spin is returning with electric scooters, joining a King County pilot program that has already attracted Lime. San… Read More
With fewer people on the move during the pandemic, Bill Gates is taking the time to think about better ways to get around when we can again. Specifically, the Microsoft… Read More
Seattleites may be scooting around town later this fall. The Seattle City Council will vote on a scooter-share pilot program Sept. 8 after the transportation committee approved the plan Wednesday.… Read More
Virgin Galactic has taken the wraps off a concept for an airplane capable of flying three times the speed of sound, to be developed with support from Boeing and Rolls-Royce.… Read More
West Seattle residents faced with a years-long traffic nightmare caused by the cracking and closed West Seattle Bridge may want to embrace the dream of a new bridge constructed in… Read More
Car-sharing is back. Seattleites have a new mobility option thanks to AAA, which just launched its GIG Car Share service in the Emerald City with 250 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles… Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing today completed three days’ worth of certification flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX, but it’ll take weeks longer for the FAA to review… Read More
FlixBus, the tech friendly bus service that can connect riders between Seattle and Portland for just $14.99, is returning to service after suspending operations in the U.S. because of the… Read More