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

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Auto industry analyst Tom Voelk pops the trunk on a Kia EV9, a three-row electric SUV that he says could be the “it” car of 2024, at the Seattle International Auto Show at Lumen Field Event Center on Thursday. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. of all U.S. car sales, up from 6.1%

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Washington governor mandates a state fleet switch to electric vehicles

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As Seattle sets big electrification goals, Washington passes a hike on electric vehicle fees. The massive, Washington state-owned vehicle pool will begin the switch to electric power with the goal of having the whole fleet fully electric by 2040, under an executive order signed by Gov. Photo via City of Seattle).

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Electric vehicles report 79% more issues than gas-powered cars

TechSpot

Unfortunately, it seems that aside from hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and fully electric vehicles (EVs) are far less reliable than combustion engines. In a recent survey, CR studied 330,000 vehicles, looking at 20 common automotive issues, from minor problems like squeaky. Read Entire Article

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Amazon now has more than 5,000 electric delivery vehicles in the U.S.

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An Amazon electric van by Rivian. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon announced Thursday that it has more than 5,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles on the road across more than 800 U.S. Amazon first partnered with Rivian in 2019 and plans to have 100,000 electric delivery vans delivering packages by 2030.

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Ford-VW alliance expands to include autonomous and electric vehicles

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On a widely anticipated move, Ford and Volkswagen announced Friday their plan to expand their seven-month-old alliance to include autonomous and electric vehicles. billion in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle startup based in Pittsburgh that practically no one had heard of until Ford’s own eye-popping […].

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Seattle seeking artist to create design elements for electric vehicle charging stations across city

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Seattle City Light is installing and operating public Level 2 electric vehicle chargers at curbside locations throughout the city of Seattle. City Light first announced the plan for curbside charging locations last summer as a way to give EV drivers who may not have access to off-street parking the ability to charge their vehicles.

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Biden wants to replace government fleet with electric vehicles

The Verge

President Joe Biden will start the process of phasing out the federal government’s use of gas-powered vehicles and replacing them with ones that run on electricity. The announcement is the fulfillment of a promise Biden made on the campaign trail to swap government fleet vehicles with American-made EVs. billion miles in 2019.