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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. The full list of communities that will have EV chargers at Starbucks store locations along the route includes: Seattle, WA.

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Renewable hydrogen fuel being studied for the Port of Seattle

Green Car Congress

Two studies—led by a team from Seattle City Light, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Sandia National Laboratories—are exploring the potential of shifting from fossil fuel to clean hydrogen as fuel to power medium-and heavy-duty vehicles. 770,000 DOE award, $185,000 City Light, $145,000 Port of Seattle = $1.1

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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. Officers described the car as deafening in one report, and Seattle police have wised to his antics on social media, where he has more than 700,000 followers.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

Green Car Congress

In an effort to address growing traffic congestion and air quality concerns, UPS and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the deployment of an innovative downtown delivery pilot project using pedal-assist cargo eBikes and customized, modular trailers.

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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. First spotted by Charged EVs, local utility Seattle City Light is offering to install the Level 2 curbside stations at no cost to residents or property owners.

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Bird Expands Into Seattle

CleanTechnica EVs

In a tweet from a couple of weeks ago, Bird (the scooter rental company) announced that it is going to start putting its electric scooters on sidewalks in Seattle, Washington. This was part of an initiative by the City of Seattle to choose scooter operators that they think would do a good and safe job […].

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