Seattle Electric Vehicle Assocation (SEVA) – Promoting electric vehicles through education, demonstration & advocacy since 1980

Washington State leads the nation in per-capita electric vehicle sales!
Electric vehicles can go anywhere gas vehicles can go as demonstrated by SEVA members Grace Reamer and Kevin Boze who forded a small river in their Coda electric sedan.
Steve Lough has been SEVA's President up until 2013 and he has been promoting, demonstrating, advocating for, and educating people about electric vehicles for nearly 30 years.
Brutus Electric Motorcyles
SEVA's current President Stephen Johnsen is shown here with a rare GM EV1 which he helped a small team from Western Washington University revive in 2007.
SEVA member and intrepid EV Road-tripper Lee Colleton snapped this photo while charging at Stevens Pass ski area after a long day of mountainous freeway driving in his electric Mitsubishi Miev.
SEVA member Deb Seymour enjoys the long-range capacity of her white 2014 Tesla Model S. This photo was taken of her with her WA license-plated car in Salt Lake City, UT!
There are many good reasons to go electric and most EV owners love the rapid acceleration! At Pacific Raceways local Tesla owners run sub13 second times in the quarter mile at well over 100 mph!
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.
Seattle Electric Vehicle Association at Woodinville's 21 Acres Farm Festival, 2017
Washington State is a great place for taking an electric vehicle road-trip. The Department of Transportation has been strategically placing many DC Quick Charge stations along the states major highways.
If you want to convert a vehicle to electric, there are many knowledgeable conversion experts in SEVA. Washington State is also home to electric vehicle components manufacturers such as Manzanita Micro and suppliers such as EV Parts.
Many SEVA members are also members of the National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) and they race their electric vehicles during race season at nearby Pacific Raceways.
The immediate and extremely high torque produced by an electric motor allows electric vehicles to accelerate VERY quickly and to produce impressive numbers when tested on a dynamometer.
Practically any vehicle can be electric and SEVA members own and drive many different electric models.
Bothell High School's student-built "Shock & Awe". SEVA member Pat McCune is their teacher.
Nissan LEAFs look good in the Seattle Autumn!
Seattle Electric Vehicle Association welcomes electric bicycles as well!
SEVA Member Jennifer Northern, at the helm, is an avid proponent of electric scooters!
For many years SEVA members have taught electric vehicle technology courses at South Seattle Community College including a course where a gas car is converted to electric in just 6 days!
The Seattle Electric Vehicle Association actively participates in many car shows throughout the year.
Many SEVA members, like Roger Swearingen, have more than one electric vehicle in their households. Roger is pictured here with two OEM electric vehicles; a Fiat 500E, and a Ford Ranger electric pickup truck.
Does your solar installer show up in an electric vehicle? Puget Sound Solar founders & SEVA members Pamela Burton & Jeremy Smithson do!
Veteran SEVA member Dave Cloud has probably converted more vehicles than anyone in Washington and holds many records for all sorts of EV achievements. He is pictured here with his streamlined Geo Metro conversion which went over 200 miles on a single charge using lead-acid batteries!

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 carssince 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!

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Car Shows and “EVents”: Let the 2018 Season Begin!

We LOVE car shows! It’s the best way to get electric cars out in front of the public and answer questions. Our club members are an enthusiastic bunch who can be found at any one (or all) of these fun, family 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.
March 24^th: Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Seminar At Everett Chevrolet (Everett, WA) 11:00 Presentation by SEVA member Mike Fink.
April 8^th: Richland Earth Month EV Discussion & Display (Richland, WA) 1:09-4:00 PM Garrett Brown will discuss present & future of EVs at the Richland Public Library 955 Northgate Drive, Richland.
April 18^th North Seattle Community College Earth Day Timothy.Albertson@Seattlecolleges.edu is the contact.
April 18^th Bellevue College Earth Day (SEVA Members: contact Stephen Johnsen)
April 19^th: University of Washington: Bothell Campus Earth Day Contact: AGuerrero@uwb.edu
April 21^st: City of Bellevue Earth Day (SEVA Members: contact Jeff Finn)
April 21^st: Whidbey Island Earth Day
May 6^{th :}TOCPNW Car Show (Ferndale, WA)tocpnw.org/events/
May 6^th: National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) Spring Electric Vehicle Show at TripleXRootbeer (Issaquah , WA) More info at: driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1220 (SEVA Members: contact Phillip Skoog
June 17^th: Fenders of Front Street (Issaquah, WA) Contact Phillip Skoog
June 17^th: Burien Father’s Day Car Show. www.discoverburien.org/events/event/fathers-day-car-show (SEVA Members: Contact Grace Reamer)
June 22-24: REVolutionss Expo (Salt Spring Island, BC) A fun and entertaining weekend envisioning and experiencing our renewable electric and energy-efficient future http://www.revolutionss.ca
June 28^th: Greenwood Car Show (Seattle, WA) The BIG one with a huge public turnout! (Members: contact Mark Schiller and/or Steve Lough)
July 14^th: “Past Meets Future” at LeMay Auto Museum. (Tacoma, WA) This is a TOCPNW event, but we assume other EVs welcome. Heck, anybody can go to the museum.
July 28^th: Shoreline Solarfest (Shoreline, WA) No fee but they would like you to register at this link
shorelinesolar.org/2018-transportation-zone-application
July 29^th:Renton River Days. SEVA is not officially part of it this year but if anyone is interested in coordinating this, contact us.
Aug 25^th: West Seattle Car Show (South Seattle College) Details TBA
Sept 8^th: NDEW Steilacoom (Steilacoom, WA) driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1202
Contact Dick Muri City Capt.
Sept 8^th: NDEW Liberty Lake (Liberty Lake, WA) driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1215 Jorgen Rasmussen City Capt.
Sep 11^th: Bellevue NDEW (Bellevue, WA) driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1267
Contact Jeff Finn City Capt.
Sep 16^th National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) Issaquah (Iss aquah, WA) web page soon
Philip Skoog City Capt.
Sept 16^th: NDEW Ferndale (Ferndale, WA) driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1282
Sept 22^th: Sustainable Ballard Festival (Seattle, WA) www.sustainableballard.org/festival/
Sept 30^th: Snohomish Car Show sponsor is Bickford Ford. Ford EVs and conversions encouraged, lots of categories for prizes see linksnohomishcoc.com/classiccardisplay/

Car Show Dates Still To Be Determined (But keep checking back!)

NDEW Vancover https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1253
NDEW Walla Walla https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=1244

March 9, 2018: Status on Washington State Sales Tax Exemption for Electric Vehicles

Unfortunately, the legislative session in Olympia concluded last night (3/8/18) without agreement on extending the EV sales tax cap on either the House or Senate version of the bill.

That means the existing exemption will expire when the cap of 7,500 cars is reached. By the end of February, the total cars that had used the exemption was more than 6,700, so we are likely to exceed the limit within the next few months.

You can find details of the existing law and the monthly updates of how many cars are left to qualify at:

https://dor.wa.gov/find-taxes-rates/tax-incentives/incentive-programs#1133.

Scroll down to Clean Alternative Fuel and Plug-In Hybrids, and then click on Qualifying Vehicle Count.

SEVA in the News

On Sunday, June 18, 2017, The Seattle Times AUTO Section featured a lengthy article called “Batteries Included! Seattle Electric Vehicle Assocation Leads the Charge” (by Tom Voelk) about SEVA’s 37-year history promoting electric vehicles in the Puget Sound Region. Thank you, Tom, and Seattle Times! Click here to read article.

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EV News Headlines

Volvo, FCA, PSA and Jaguar In Talks To Join IONITY, Tesla Too (4/21/2018) - The IONITY ultra fast charging network, launched in Europe by BMW, Daimler, Ford, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche, soon could be reinforced by more automakers. The idea of 400 stations (with about six 350 kW charging stalls each, on average) by the end of 2019 is tempting for many other companies ...read more
London Black Cab TX Featured By Fully Charged – Video (4/21/2018) - The LEVC TX range extended electric taxi was the most recent guest in the Fully Charged series in one of the most interesting episodes ever. This next generation taxi is equipped with a 31 kWh battery, which is enough for up to 128 km (80 miles) of range, before the ...read more
Nissan LEAF, Renault ZOE and Tesla Model S Lead European BEV Sales In March (4/21/2018) - All-electric car sales in Western Europe have a strong new leader as Nissan LEAF sales went through the roof in Norway. The results among BEVs in March, according to the EagleAID, are: Nissan LEAF – 5,790 (up 61%) Renault ZOE – 3,930 (up 7%) Tesla Model S – 2,710 (up ...read more
BYD Increases Plug-In Electric Car Sales To Over 13,000 In March (4/21/2018) - BYD achieved in March its second best month of plug-in electric car sales in China ever with more than 13,000 deliveries. The growth of 116% year-over-year and nearly 28,500 sales in the first quarter (up 226%) keeps BYD in the game for fourth place overall. Plug-ins accounted for 31% of ...read more
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