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Volvo Cars, Starbucks begin installing ChargePoint EV fast chargers at stores between Denver and Seattle

Green Car Congress

It will mark the start of a pilot plan announced last March to electrify a major thoroughfare that opens electric vehicle travel between four critical markets including Seattle, Boise, Salt Lake City and Denver. ChargePoint’s DC fast chargers can bring the Volvo C40 Recharge, for example, from a 20% to a 90% charge in about 40 minutes.

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In a US first, Seattle to deploy double-decker electric buses with inductive wireless charging

Electrek

Seattle will become the first in the US to deploy double-decker electric buses with inductive wireless charging technology.

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Seattle is installing curbside EV charging by request, for those without off-street parking

Green Car Reports

Seattle is the latest city to experiment with curbside EV charging. A utility-run program will install chargers by request, giving drivers without off-street parking a way to charge.

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Seattle-Area Hellcat Driver Banned from Driving His Car Over Idiotic and Dangerous Behavior

The Truth About Cars

That’s exactly what happened to a Seattle-area Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT driver, who was recently charged with reckless driving and banned from driving the car. Since the reckless driving charge, the 20-year-old has racked up even more violations, picking up citations for noise and speeding.

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GILLIG to supply Seattle transit agency with up to 395 battery-electric buses – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Transit bus giant GILLIG has announced a new five-year contract with King County Metro, which serves the greater Seattle area. GILLIG says King County’s buses are “equipped with opportunity charging capabilities in addition to plug-in charging.”

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BMW’s ReachNow installing Light & Charge locations in Seattle; 100 chargers at 20 new public sites

Green Car Congress

ReachNow, the mobility services division of the BMW Group, Woodland Park Zoo, and the City of Seattle celebrated the successful installation of the first of 20 Light & Charge electric vehicle (EV) charging locations that will more than double the number of Fast Chargers publicly available in Seattle. Earlier post.).

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Seattle Offers Utility Pole EV Chargers To City Residents

CleanTechnica EVs

Seattle City Light will install pole-mounted EV chargers on request in neighborhoods where charging at home is not possible.

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