Articles about electric cars

Hot new electric vehicles at Seattle Auto Show highlight an industry that isn’t slowing down

Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. are on track to surpass 1 million for the first time ever this year,… Read More

On the EV road again: A year after using an electric Mustang, father and son try a Tesla for long drive

Last summer, Aaron Blank and his son hit the road between Seattle and Los Angeles for a baseball-fueled journey that… Read More

It’s electric inside Seattle’s auto show: Ford F-150 Lightning, BMW iX and driving Bill Gates’ Porsche

You know progress is being made in the move toward increased production and adoption of electric vehicles when you visit… Read More

Tesla opening new showroom south of downtown Seattle near The Shop, a hangout for car geeks

Tesla is opening a new showroom and service center south of downtown Seattle, marking the seventh location in the region… Read More

Luxury electric car maker Lucid setting up studio in Seattle in previous Microsoft Store space

Lucid, makers of a new luxury electric vehicle expected to begin production this year, is bringing one of its studio… Read More

QuantumScape pursues ‘breakthrough’ in lithium batteries — with tips from Bill Gates

Bill Gates isn’t just investing in QuantumScape’s potentially revolutionary lithium-metal battery technology — he’s giving the venture advice as well.… Read More

‘We are bringing S3XY back’: Tesla’s Elon Musk introduces Model Y crossover SUV

Tesla CEO Elon Musk finished spelling out an all-electric acronym by lifting the veil on the Model Y, a crossover… Read More

Washington State Senate transportation bill would more than double electric vehicle registration fees

Last Thursday, a multi-billion-dollar transportation package emerged from the Washington State Senate Transportation Committee as three bills: Senate Bills 5970,… Read More

‘Insane Mode’: A crash course in Elon Musk, Tesla, and the future of the electric car

Are you Elon Musk-ed out yet? If not, you might want to give Insane Mode: How Elon Musk’s Tesla Sparked… Read More

After all the drama, Tesla posts ‘historic’ quarterly report with profit and added cash

Tesla shares jumped more than 10 percent in after-hours trading today after the controversial electric-car company posted a surprisingly positive… Read More

Tesla turns back challenges at annual meeting, and Elon Musk bares his soul

Tesla shareholders at today’s annual meeting swatted down challenges to billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who laid out an admittedly optimistic… Read More

Tesla stock goes through twists and turns as analysts focus on Model 3 car outlook

Tesla’s share price took a weird turn today after the company reported its first-quarter financial results and billionaire CEO Elon… Read More

Surprise! Elon Musk unveils Tesla Semi truck – plus a remade Roadster that’s beyond ludicrous

Tesla CEO Elon Musk rode in with revelations about his company’s all-electric Semi truck, but walked off with an even… Read More

Building on vacuum fame, James Dyson reveals $2.7 billion electric car project

Would you buy a new electric car from this vacuum-cleaner salesman? James Dyson, the founder of the Dyson gadget powerhouse,… Read More

Elon Musk says Tesla Model 3 car will debut this week, with quick ramp-up ahead

Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, says the first production model of the company’s anxiously awaited mass-market Model 3 electric car… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up goes electric: Hands-on with the Chevy Bolt EV and our favorite high-tech skateboards

This week, our gadget show Geared Up is taking its energy to a different level. While co-host Andru Edwards is out… Read More

Tesla reports record production and deliveries as it closes in on more affordable Model 3

Tesla said it delivered more than 25,000 cars in the first quarter of the year, a record for the company… Read More

As cars get more fuel-efficient, Washington state to test ‘road usage charge’ as alternative to gas tax

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For years, experts have debated how more fuel-efficient cars will affect the multibillion-dollar revenue stream from Washington… Read More

Tesla revs up production plan for Model 3 cars; Elon Musk is sleeping in the factory

Tesla Motors says it will ramp up production of its best-selling Model 3 electric car much more quickly than planned,… Read More

‘Here we go!’ Buyers throng to sign up for Elon Musk’s Tesla Model 3 electric car

BELLEVUE, Wash. – As the clock counted down to the big reveal for the Tesla Model 3 electric sedan, would-be… Read More

Tesla employees reportedly jumping ship for Apple’s car project, affecting development

The only thing standing between you and your Tesla might be Apple poaching Elon Musk’s employees. Apple Insider reports that… Read More

Electric smart cars with Wi-Fi, tablets coming to University of Washington campus

Computers with wheels are coming to the University of Washington. The UW is one of four universities around the nation… Read More

Tesla Model S crashes and burns near Seattle, company stock follows suit

A Tesla Model S electric car caught fire this week after crashing south of Seattle — combining with an analyst’s downgrade… Read More

How to buy an electric car: A shopper’s guide

I’ve been thinking about upgrading to an electric car for a while now. And in today’s market, there are plenty… Read More

Microsoft closing down Hohm energy management service

Attention, startups: The home-energy management market just got a lot less competitive — for anyone who can figure out a… Read More