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Battery-powered mining trucks to see test run in Lewis County

By Lauren Gallup February 24, 2023

A hydrogen powered haul truck, the largest emissions free vehicle in the world, will soon be demonstrated on an old mining site in Lewis County. Image credit of Anglo American / First Mode

The site of the last coal-fired power plant in Washington state will soon be home to proving grounds for a carbon-emissions free mining truck. The truck is a battery and hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle, developed by Seattle-based First Mode, and it's the largest emissions free vehicle in the world. Chris Voorhees, co-founder and chief product and technology officer at Read More

Washington Lawmakers Move Closer To Passing Clean Fuels Bill; Opponents Say It’s Too Costly

By Courtney Flatt April 9, 2021

Tailpipe exhaust is the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions in Washington state and nationwide. CREDIT: RICK BOWMER/AP

Lowering the amount of carbon that comes out of your tailpipe has become a quest for some Washington lawmakers. Now, new standards that would promote biofuels over gasoline are closer to becoming law than ever before.Read More

23 States, Including Washington And Oregon, Sue Trump Admin In Fight Over Vehicle Emissions

By NPR News September 21, 2019

Tailpipe emissions. CREDIT: FLICKR/EUTOPICATION AND HYPOXIA

The lawsuit comes two days after the Trump administration revoked California's ability to set its own rules for automobiles. The state's top prosecutor blasted the move as "arbitrary and capricious."Read More

Clean Fuels Proponents Move Forward With Plans In Washington State Despite Legislative Setback

By Courtney Flatt June 4, 2019

Plans for a low carbon fuel standard in Washington didn’t work out this legislative session. Now, advocates are figuring out what to do next to reduce gasoline and diesel emissions in the Evergreen State.Read More

Washington Lawmakers Revive Tax Break For Electric Vehicle Buyers

By Tom Banse April 30, 2019

Washington legislators revived a lapsed tax incentives for electric car purchases, effective August 1, 2019. CREDIT: TOM BANSE / NW NEWS NETWORK

In their last minute dash to adjournment Sunday, Washington state legislators revived a lapsed sales tax break for buyers of electric cars. The resurrected incentive will be similar in value to a publicly-funded rebate for battery-powered cars that Oregon now offers. A valuable tax break for buyers of fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Washington expired last May.Read More

Northwest Students Compete For Title Of Most Fuel Efficient Car

By Tom Banse April 1, 2019

A further refined version of the battery-powered Beaver Bolt, seen here in 2018, will return to the Shell Eco-marathon competition for ultra-high efficiency vehicles. CREDIT: OSU/SHELL ECO- MARATHON

Astonishing feats in automotive fuel efficiency will be tested in competition later this week by high school and university students from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.Read More

Fuel Producers, Consumers Take Sides On Washington’s Debate Over Lower-Carbon Transportation

By Courtney Flatt March 27, 2019

Washington lawmakers are developing a low carbon fuels standard. If signed into law, new rules would limit the amount of carbon coming out of car and truck tailpipes. Backers say it’s necessary to combat climate change. Critics say it will increase the price at the pump.Read More

Cleaner Fuels Could Soon Power Washington Cars If New Fuel Standard Passes Legislature

By John Ryan March 14, 2019

After hours of contentious floor debate, the Washington House of Representatives passed a low-carbon fuel standard this week. The result, if the state Senate also passes it: Cleaner fuels could start flowing from gas pumps in Washington state over the coming decade.Read More

Washington Lawmakers Open Debate On Clean Fuel Standard

By Courtney Flatt January 16, 2019

The gas and diesel you use to fuel your car are some of the biggest sources of greenhouse gasses and air pollution in Washington. Some lawmakers want to change that.Read More