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

Seattle Electric Vehicle Association welcomes electric bicycles as well!
SEVA Member Jennifer Northern, at the helm, is an avid proponent of electric scooters!
Seattle Electric Vehicle Association at Woodinville's 21 Acres Farm Festival, 2017
The Seattle Electric Vehicle Association actively participates in many car shows throughout the year.
Does your solar installer show up in an electric vehicle? Puget Sound Solar founders & SEVA members Pamela Burton & Jeremy Smithson do!
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.
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.
Past SEVA President Stephen Johnsen (2014-2018) is shown here with a rare GM EV1 which he helped a small team from Western Washington University revive in 2007.
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 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.
Bothell High School's student-built "Shock & Awe". SEVA member Pat McCune is their teacher.
Electric vehicles can go anywhere gas vehicles can go as demonstrated by SEVA members Grace Reamer and Kevin Boze who once forded a small river in their Coda electric sedan.
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.
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.
Washington State leads the nation in per-capita electric vehicle sales!
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.
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!
Late SEVA member Dave Cloud probably converted more vehicles than anyone in Washington and held 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!
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!
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.
Practically any vehicle can be electric and SEVA members own and drive many different electric models.
Steve Lough was SEVA's first President up until 2013. He continues, as President Emeritus, to promote, demonstrate, advocate for, and educate people about electric vehicles which he has done for nearly 30 years.
The Nissan LEAF looks good in the Seattle Autumn!
Brutus Electric Motorcyles

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!

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.

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.

Img of EVs at Pacific Racewa

EV News Headlines

Almost Half Of U.S. States Already Impose Special Fees On Plug-Ins (5/19/2019)- $1,000 annual registration fee for EVs was recently proposed in Illinois. ...read more
Tesla Roadster Takes On Top Fuel Dragster: Simulated Race Video (5/19/2019)- Now that's a proper challenger for the Roadster right there. ...read more
Tesla Deploys Over Two Times More Batteries Than BYD: Comparison (5/19/2019)- In March 2019, Tesla reportedly deployed 2.9 GWh, which is almost 30% of the total EV deployment globally. ...read more
Renault Launches Paris-Saclay Autonomous Lab With ZOE Cab (5/19/2019)- Initially, three autonomous Renault ZOE Cabs will be tested at the campus Paris-Saclay in France ...read more
Check Out Live Images Of Overland-Ready Rivian R1T Pickup Truck (5/19/2019)- InsideEVs was on the scene to capture Rivian's Overland Expo debut. ...read more