In a recent bid to promote the electrification of highways using federal funds, Washington state is planning to make it mandatory for electric vehicle (EV) charging companies to incorporate Tesla’s plug into their offerings, a state official revealed on Thursday, according to Reuters. This initiative comes in the wake of a similar move by Texas, […]
The Mukilteo, Washington Police Department has just received its first Tesla Model Y police cruiser, marking its fourth Tesla overall, according to a report from Herald Net shared on Wednesday. In addition to the Model Y police cruiser, the department has already been operating two other Model Y units and one Model 3 unit for […]
Following the Spokane Police Department’s pilot program for two Tesla Model Y units purchased last March, the department is apparently not satisfied with the electric vehicle (EV). The Spokane Police Department is resistant to buying Teslas as police cruisers, ahead of plans to up the fleet with 64 new vehicles this year, according to The […]
The Central Washington University Police Department has announced it will soon be adding a Tesla Model Y to its patrol fleet. According to NBC Right Now, the Model Y will be replacing a Ford Explorer and patrols will start “within the month”. The shift to an electric Model Y is for the environment, plus also […]
Following Washington State’s announcement of its goal to ban new gas car sales by 2030, the state is enacting other changes into law to help fulfill the decade-long goal, even taking it a step further in some areas. Washington plans to switch its statewide vehicle fleet over to EVs by 2040, as per a new […]
Following Spokane, Washington Police Department’s decision to buy two Tesla Model Y SUVs, the department has said that, while the electric vehicle (EV) is cost-efficient, it still may not be the preferred vehicle compared to gas cars after a preliminary test. On Monday, Spokane city officials presented an analysis of the Model Ys, which compared […]
A new Tesla Supercharger station is set to be installed near the Washington-Idaho border in Spokane County. On Wednesday, 24 total Tesla Superchargers were announced, including 16 V3 Superchargers, which are set to be established alongside a new Tesla showroom currently under construction in the city of Liberty Lake, Washington, as shared by @MarcoRPTesla. The […]
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office in Everett, Washington, has announced that it will be adding a Tesla Model Y Long Range to its fleet o patrol cars in a pilot program to test the viability of electric vehicles (EVs) in patrol work — reports The Everett Herald. Snohomish County isn’t the first in the U.S. to […]
On Friday, a 2015 Tesla Model S that allegedly had Autopilot engaged crashed into a Snohomish County, Washington sheriff’s vehicle, as reported by NBC. The crash caused no injuries but did cause “significant damage” to the Sheriff’s Office vehicle, according to a statement from the department. The crash occurred north of Seattle at about 6:40 […]
According to Verge, the Washington State lawmakers have voted in favor of Clean Cars 2030, a bill amendment passed Thursday that would require all new cars sold in the state from the 2030 model year onward to be all-electric. The amendment aims to prohibit the sales of new gas cars by 2030, and will also […]
In his latest YouTube video, Kristoffer Wright showcases a no-intervention run from Chinatown to Downtown in Washington, D.C. with the latest iteration of Full-Self Driving beta enabled for the course. Throughout the video, the Tesla can be seen holding tight lanes and making smooth left and right turns, and tracking obstacles and objects in its […]