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Jan 28, 2014

The Seattle Times published the following letter by Puget Sound Solar CEO Jeremy Smithson in its Northwest Voices feature:

Mónica Guzmán nailed it in her column [“Seen a Tesla today? Electric cars turn up fastest in Washington state,” Local News, Jan. 25]. Washingtonians have an unprecedented opportunity to show the rest of the country that gasoline-fired automobiles are so 20th century, and it appears that we are making headway in that regard.

We would have more money in our local economy, less carbon and pollution in the atmosphere, and a smile on our faces if we were to drive electric.

Thank you for a well-researched and thoughtful article on this subject. I have only one word of advice: Yielding to a Tesla in a neutral traffic situation is not necessary, but do look for an opportunity to yield to the urge to try driving any modern electric vehicle. It may cause you to go EV before that next Tesla model is on the market, and that would be a good thing.

Jeremy Smithson, Seattle

About The Author - Jeremy Smithson

Started Puget Sound Solar in 2001 with 30 years of construction contracting experience, and a desire to turn Seattle on to solar energy. Achieving NABCEP certification in 2004, Jeremy believes that our customers often follow a path similar to the one he took, starting out with solar daydreaming, then progressing to education on the subject, and eventually leading to action. In addition to leading the company he also does some teaching and speaking engagements about various aspects of solar energy, and experiments relentlessly with various solar, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle projects.

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