Washington State has a number of incentives for electric vehicles thanks to forward-thinking legislators and the work of many SEVA members such as Jeff Finn who is pictured here charging his LEAF in front of the Capitol.
Welcome!
The Seattle Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA) is an all-volunteer group of Seattle-area folks who are passionate about all things having to do with electric cars. Our members run the gamut from brand new Tesla owners to folks who have been converting old gasoline cars since the 1980’s.
We participate in car shows, educational events and political events having to do with electric vehicle legislation. But we mostly get together to have some plain, old fun at our free monthly meetings and by simply driving around on our zero-emission wheels.
SEVA also serves as a gateway to the latest press and information on and about electric vehicles. Jump on in to see what’s happening in the world of electric cars!
New: Curbside EV Charging Rules for Seattle (as of 10/01/19)
The City of Seattle has updated their rules for curbside EV charging. This is for those folks that don’t have a garage or driveway and that are laying a charging cord across the sidewalk.
DOWNLOAD .PDF OF NEW RULES HERE
SEVA WINTER PARTY 2019 is Tuesday, December 10th!
(Note: December meeting is NOT at the usual location!)
The address is 7750 21st Ave. NW, Seattle,WA 98117. Alcohol is allowed, so please BYOB and prepare to share in moderation.
Jay Donnaway,
SEVA President
Car Shows and “EVents” 2019!
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Other EV EVENTS:
- ONGOING: Tesla Owners Club of the PNW (TOCPNW) has an events calendar up: https://tocpnw.org/events/
Some events are private, but some are open to the public, and in fact some are meant as outreach. Not all are local.
WINTER IS HERE: IS YOUR EV READY?
SEVA member Lee Colleton's Mitsubishi MIEV at Stephen's Pass
WASHINGTON STATE BRINGS BACK ELECTRIC VEHICLE TAX
INCENTIVES For 2019-2025
The Washington sales tax break will be revived as of August 1, 2019. It was expanded from the previous version to also apply to sales of used electric cars. As before, electric vehicle leases also get a sales tax break. Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles could also qualify for the tax break, but no Pacific Northwest dealers currently stock or sell new hydrogen-powered cars.
To qualify for Washington’s tax abatement, a new vehicle’s sales price has to be less than $45,000 and a used electric passenger vehicle less than $30,000. These thresholds are meant to screen out buyers of high-end Teslas and BMWs. Oregon’s rebate program operates with the same philosophy, but uses as its eligibility cutoff a base model MSRP of less than $50,000.
The Washington sales tax break is structured to ramp down and then phase out completely after six years.
For the first two years beginning this August, $25,000 of a new alternative fuel vehicle’s price is sales tax free. The untaxed portion shrinks to $20,000 in 2021 and then down to $15,000 in 2023. For used EVs, $15,000 of the sales price is tax free throughout the period.
The sales tax break is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2025.
The revived and modified sales tax break passed the Washington Legislature with bipartisan support, but with just hours to spare on the last day of the 2019 session. It passed in the state Senate 31-17. The final vote in the House of Representatives on Sunday was 91-7.
The state incentives in Oregon and Washington are in addition to a federal income tax credit worth up to $7,500 for buyers of certain models of new all-electric vehicles.
FEDERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE TAX INCENTIVES For 2019
For TESLA only:
| Federal Tax Credit | For Vehicles Delivered |
| $7500 | On or before December 31, 2018 |
| $3750 | January 1-June 30, 2019 |
| $1,875 | June 30, 2019-December 31, 2019 |
For ALL OTHER electric vehicle brands:
| Federal Tax Credit | For Vehicles Delivered |
| $7500 | Until automakers of each separate, respective brand hit the 200,000 unit sales mark. See link below for more info. |
Go to https://www.energy.gov/eere/electricvehicles/electric-vehicles-tax-credits-and-other-incentives for more info.
EV News Headlines
- SEVA Meeting Minutes-November 2019 (11/28/2019) - Minutes of the November 12, 2019 Meeting of the Seattle Electric Vehicle Association Kevin issued the call to order at
- SEVA Meeting Minutes – October 2019 (10/15/2019) - SEVA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Board members present: Jay Donnaway, Grace Reamer, Brian Henderson The meeting was called
- SEVA Meeting Minutes – June 2019 (6/24/2019) - SEVA Meeting 11 Jun 2019 Board Members attending: Jay Donnaway, Grace Reamer, Lee Howard, Maxwell Motors gave a presentation of
- BOARD Meeting Minutes: May 14, 2019 (6/12/2019) - SEVA Board Meeting 14 May 2019 Board Members attending: Jay Donnaway, president; Grace Reamer, vice-president; Lee Howard, secretary; Brian Henderson,
- SEVA Meeting Minutes- May, 2019 (6/12/2019) - SEVA Meeting 14 May 2019 Board Members attending: Jay Donnaway, president; Grace Reamer, vice-president; Lee Howard, secretary; Brian Henderson, treasurer.
- SEVA Meeting Minutes- April, 2019 (6/12/2019) - SEVA Meeting Tuesday, April 9th 2019 Board Members attending: Jay Donnaway, president; Grace Reamer, vice-president; Lee Howard, secretary; Brian Henderson,
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