I’ll admit I’m not an auto enthusiast. That could make me the best person to cover the Electrify Expo Seattle 2023 — if the event can get me excited about… Read More
Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer Vicinity Motor Corp celebrated the opening Tuesday of a 100,000-square-foot assembly facility near Bellingham, Wash. The manufacturing site marks the creation of yet another… Read More
The number of models of passenger electric vehicles keeps growing, and electric delivery vans are becoming a more common sight on the road. But it’s the lowly bus that’s zooming… Read More
From a Tacoma, Wash., parking lot on Tuesday, the constant roar of big trucks could be heard passing on the nearby freeway. But in the lot itself, the sound was… Read More
Seattle-based electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era today announced $11.5 million in new funding, bringing its total investments to date to $19 million. The investment comes during a surge of… Read More
Last summer, Aaron Blank and his son hit the road between Seattle and Los Angeles for a baseball-fueled journey that had more misses than hits, thanks to repeated confusion and… Read More
BellHop is up and running in Bellevue, Wash. The free, on-demand electric shuttle service launched Tuesday to provide rides around the downtown core and help alleviate parking and last-mile headaches… Read More
Electric vehicle maker Rivian will open its latest Spaces location at University Village in Seattle on Aug. 18, giving current and prospective customers a place to connect with the brand.… Read More
Circuit, an on-demand electric shuttle service, is coming to Bellevue, Wash., to provide free rides to people looking to move around the city’s downtown core. In partnership with Visit Bellevue… Read More
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) and Seattle City Light are looking for an artist to help add a creative look to electric vehicle charging parking lots and… Read More
Seattle’s University Village shopping center is turning into an auto row of sorts for electric vehicle makers. Rivian, the maker of electric trucks, SUVs and delivery vans for Amazon, is… Read More
Apparently the best way to get people talking about your new boat is to get them out on the water for a ride. The conversation is easy, especially when that… Read More
New electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are coming to Seattle. Seattle City Light has picked 31 new sites after input from 1,800 community members. The program aims to provide charging… Read More
Across Seattle and from Redmond all the way to Iceland, GeekWire had its eye — and cameras — on stories in technology, business, science, startups, space, geek culture and more in… Read More
On Monday, Washington and Oregon officially joined California in requiring that all new vehicles sold in the states are zero-emitting by 2035. The rule covers passenger cars, light-duty vehicles, and… Read More
The shift to electric vehicles is gaining speed in Washington. This month state leaders plan to adopt EV sales targets that match California’s, which require all new light-duty vehicle sales… Read More
“Small Business Saturday” turned out to be a good day to spot a growing effort by one very big business to shrink its carbon footprint. Across Seattle, GeekWire spotted Amazon’s… Read More
You know the move toward automobile electrification is getting serious when they roll out the electric Hummer. GMC’s monster Hummer EV pickup is among the notable vehicles on display this… Read More
Group14 Technologies, the Woodinville, Wash.-based maker of advanced silicon battery technology, has been awarded $100 million as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand domestic battery manufacturing for… Read More
In 2014, Brian Grunkemeyer was a Microsoft principal software engineer with a passion for fighting climate change. That year he bought a Tesla Model S and drove it from his… Read More
Starbucks and Volvo Cars are installing 60 DC electric vehicle chargers at up to 15 Starbucks locations spanning the drive from Seattle to Denver. The companies on Tuesday announced which… Read More
In a bid to make its fleet of delivery vehicles more sustainable and reduce its carbon footprint, Amazon began rolling out custom electric delivery vans made by Rivian on Thursday.… Read More
New and “substantially remodeled” apartment buildings in unincorporated King County will be required to have 10% of their parking spaces capable of charging electric vehicles and 25% of spaces must… Read More
Seattle City Light announced a new service last month in which the utility plans to install electric vehicle chargers at select curbside locations throughout the city. The goal is to… Read More
If $6-a-gallon gas has got you down, maybe you’re considering joining the rush of drivers making the switch to electric vehicles. A new showroom opening Saturday in Seattle’s University Village… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and other AGs from around the country have filed a lawsuit against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service for allegedly violating… Read More
If you were counting on generous rebates from Washington state to help cover the cost of an electric vehicle purchase, you’re probably out of luck — at least for the… Read More
President Biden this week announced a ban on the import of Russian oil and gas because of the war in Ukraine. The decision is intended to put heightened economic pressure… Read More
Arlington, Wash.-based Eviation says Gregory Davis is assuming the role of interim CEO as part of a planned succession process that reflects the company’s transition to the production phase of… Read More
The focus of a lot of the Super Bowl LVI ads released ahead of Sunday’s games seems to be the stars who show up in the commercials. In many cases,… Read More
