Seattle taxpayers could spend more than a decade paying off EV chargers

(The Center Square) – Seattle could spend the next 14 years recovering initial costs from a $3 million electric vehicle charging program, before operating expenses, as officials eye a $21 million expansion.

The Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle City Light announced plans last week to install up to 200 new curbside charging stations by 2030, funded by the 2024 voter-approved transportation levy. A $3 million pilot program in 2023-24 installed 58 chargers at 31 locations, and demand is rising…

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