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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

Recurrent raises $3.5M to power the data science behind its reports on used electric car batteries

Recurrent, the Seattle-based startup that provides independent reports on the condition of used electric car batteries, has raised $3.5 million… Read More

‘He has no clue’: Elon Musk offers blunt criticism of Bill Gates’ take on electric trucks

While Elon Musk plans to keep on (electric) truckin’, don’t expect him to pick up a hitchhiking Bill Gates. The… Read More

New startup Recurrent brings transparency to EV batteries, reducing risk in used car shopping

Used electric vehicle buyers can kick the tires and look under the hood of potential purchase, but what they really… Read More

Looking at long road ahead on climate change, Bill Gates champions electric vehicles, alternative fuels

With fewer people on the move during the pandemic, Bill Gates is taking the time to think about better ways… Read More

Study finds that smart charging strategies can help U.S. prepare for surge in electric vehicle usage

If you’ve got the dough to buy an electric vehicle, Washington state and the rest of the Western U.S. should… Read More

Car-sharing is back in Seattle — kind of: Envoy launches new electric service at residential buildings

Seattle was once a pioneer for car-sharing, home to car2go, BMW ReachNow, and LimePods. But each of those companies shut… Read More

Amazon among investors again as electric vehicle maker Rivian raises another $1.3B

Amazon has made another investment in Rivian, the electric vehicle maker which announced Monday that it had raised $1.3 billion… Read More

FlixBus arrives in Northwest with $9.99 trip from Seattle to Portland — and plans for electric vehicles

“Having a car is a thing of the past,” according to Pierre Gourdain, managing director of FlixBus USA, as the… Read More

Seattle City Light unveils strategy to handle expected surge in electric vehicles

Electric vehicles are poised to reach a tipping point in 2019 as battery prices dip to $150/kWh and Seattle is… Read More

Seattle rolls out electric garbage trucks in pioneering transition away from fossil fuels

Seattle is transitioning its fleet of waste management vehicles away from fossil fuels, starting with the nation’s first full-sized, 100… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows enthusiasm for auto industry at all-hands meeting, report says

Jeff Bezos has set his sights on yet another industry. The Amazon CEO told employees in March that he’s “very… Read More

Washington state embraces new fees on electric vehicles in pursuit of greener transportation

Lawmakers in Washington state want to encourage adoption of electric vehicles and construction of the infrastructure necessary to support them.… 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

With latest deals, Amazon reveals sudden interest in autonomous and electric vehicles

Amazon and General Motors plan to invest in Rivian, the maker of electric pickup trucks, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg,… Read More

Seattle becomes first city where Lyft riders can request electric cars

Lyft is launching a new program in Seattle Wednesday that allows riders to request electric vehicles and hybrids in the… Read More

Silicon Valley startup unveils BlackFly, the latest entrant in race to field a flying car

A Silicon Valley startup called Opener is taking the wraps off a single-seat, all-electric flying vehicle known as BlackFly, which… Read More

Elon Musk shifts focus of his grand tunnel vision from cars to walkers and cyclists

Tesla cars riding electric-powered tracks? Forget about it, at least for now. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and founder… Read More

Seattle City Light installs first city-owned electric vehicle fast-charging stations

Seattle City Light opened two fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood Tuesday. The facilities allow… Read More

Toyota reveals e-Palette, a vision for a futuristic ‘Treasure Truck,’ with Amazon among early partners

LAS VEGAS — Beep beep! Will Amazon’s Treasure Truck have to move to the right to let Toyota’s vision for… Read More

Erik Lindbergh, grandson of famed aviator, unveils VerdeGo Aero air taxi venture

A new entrant in the market for electric-powered air taxis is getting a boost from one of aviation’s oldest family… 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

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

Uber launches first-in-the-U.S. electric vehicle program in Portland

Uber is announcing a new program to support and encourage the use of electric vehicles in Portland, similar to an… Read More

Shane Chen of Inventist at his workbench with the Solowheel Iota prototype

Undeterred by copycats, Hovertrax inventor Shane Chen pushes boundaries of personal transport

You may not have heard of Inventist, but if you’ve spent much time walking the streets of downtown Seattle lately,… Read More

Bill would let public utilities team with private companies on electric vehicle charging stations

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Representatives of Seattle City Light and other public utilities spoke Thursday in favor of a bill by Rep… Read More

Farewell to the USA: Solar Impulse plane starts four-day odyssey across the Atlantic

The all-electric Solar Impulse 2 plane left America’s shores tonight and began what’s expected to be a 90-hour trip across… Read More

NASA gets first official X-plane in a decade: Electric craft named X-57 Maxwell

NASA says it has received its first X-plane designation in a decade, for a research aircraft that has 14 electric… Read More

‘Tesla for Boats’: Seattle startup Pure Watercraft launches quiet, convenient electric outboards

Andy Rebele — investor, entrepreneur, and avid boater — enjoys a challenge. In 2011, Rebele founded Seattle-based Pure Watercraft to bring electric vehicle… Read More