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The June forecast is suspect because the estimates for Washington state’s gross fuel tax revenues haven’t been updated since Sept. 2023.

EV drivers in Seattle looking for a fast charge at a public station are likely to find a frayed stump where the charging cable used to be.

A new report released this month by the Puget Sound Maritime Air Forum heralded largely good news about efforts to curb air pollution in the Puget Sound region.

King County Metro Transit faces major hurdles in meeting its 2035 goal of transitioning its fleet to fully electric buses.

Across the U.S., thieves have been targeting electric-vehicle charging stations, intent on stealing the cables, which contain copper wiring.

Study concludes copper cannot be mined quickly enough to fulfill the current goals toward electric vehicles and wind turbines to cut back on fossil fuels.

According to various estimates, electricity demand in the United States is expected to increase by at least 30 percent over the next decade.

Big goals by the Federal Government to have more electric vehicles on the road could hit a theoretical pothole, as energy experts say the nation’s copper supply can’t keep up.

Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year.

In the new state program EV customers will not have to verify adjusted gross income. To say their income qualifies — “attest” is the state’s word — will be good enough. No clawback when caught lyin…

The EV mandate in Washington is needlessly costly and restricting. It appears unlikely the target, which is a mere two years ahead, will be achieved.

Electricity demand in the Northwest will increase 30 percent in the next decade. Without new power sources, transmission lines and storage capacity, the report details, the region’s energy system could fail when people need it most.

The installation of electric vehicle chargers is an increasingly growing business for electrical contractors.

Electric vehicle sales in Washington are far short of the state’s target. Ecology’s application of the rule appears illegal.

Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago.