Can EVs go the distance in the backcountry? Some not so sure. [View all]

GRANITE FALLS — At the gateway to Mountain Loop Highway, electric vehicle drivers have one last chance to charge before traveling the byway’s entire 55-mile stretch.

Blue signs with a charging station symbol and arrow direct drivers to two stations in the Granite Falls City Hall parking lot, near 205 S Granite Ave.

Visitors who choose to bypass Granite Falls don’t come upon another public charging station until Darrington, according to several maps.

“I’m not sure I would attempt the Mountain Loop Highway,” said Everett resident Jennie Lindberg, owner of an electric 2023 Volkswagen ID.4.

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