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State’s Port to Support Largest OffShore Wind Energy
The State: New Jersey
What is a Turbine Port? New Jersey’s turbine port will be the 1st U.S. port dedicated to constructing the colossal turbines
What are the economic numbers behind the turbine port?
- $300-400 Million Green Infrastructure Project
- Create Up to 1,500 jobs
- $500 Million in Economic Activity
- New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) development
- Financing options will be public, private, and public-private partnership (P3)
EV Charging + Essential State Infrastructure Bill
The State: Florida
How did Florida Legislature build EV Charging Infrastructure into its Essential State Infrastructure bill?
- Establishing a timeline for the EV Infrastructure Plan
- Dec. 1, 2020 status report due
- July 1, 2021 final plan must be submitted
- Developed by State Transportation & Energy Agency Officials
- Requires EV Charging staging areas in rural communities along Florida’s turnpikes
- Supported by need for EV charging along hurricane evacuation routes
Fresh take Florida via Governing | New Law Would Develop EV Charging Network in Florida
Texas Attorney General Opinion. Are over the road buses subject to Texas’ axle limitations?
The question answered by the Texas Attorney General Opinion: Whether over-the-road buses traveling on interstate highways in Texas are subject to the tandem axle weight limitations established in Transportation Code ?
The answer: Yes they are subject to the tandem axle weight limitations . We don’t care if there is a federal exemption & the feds aren’t stopping us.
COVID adaptation by a Gig Economy Company
Which company: Alto
What is Alto? A Dallas based personalized ride share company that manages its own fleet of 65 vehicles
How did Alto adapt more quickly? By owning its own fleet, it quickly installed plexiglass shields, ensures sanitizing of its vehicles, and installs a security camera in each vehicle. + Alto did a quick conversion into a delivery service out of pure necessity.
How is Alto adapting to an economy that exalts companies that do right by their employees? Alto provides a salary, benefits, and sick leave to its approximately 130 drivers. Alto also provides masks, gloves, sanitation training, & temperature checks before each shift.
When will Alto expand? By August/September 2020 expansion to Houston & expansion to California by end of 2020.
Dallas Morning News | Unlike Lyft and Uber, Dallas-based Alto was built for a global pandemic
Port of Houston Adds EV. the numbers.
- 18 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions reduced per year
- 100% asset-based renewable electricity contract
- 0 emissions from the EVs with on-site charging from renewable sources
- $400/ year savings per car
- $72,438 grant from Houston-Galveston Area Council for emissions reduction incentives
Port Technology | Port Houston purchases electric vehicles in eco-friendly initiative
TX Attorney General Opinion. County Bond Election to Improve City Roads?
Yes, Sterling County may call a bond election to cover the cost of improvement of Sterling municipal roads if:
- Sterling’s municipal government gives consent
- the city streets are an integral part of or a connecting link to a county road or a state highway
This question has been subject of court opinions for decades, so what statutory authority is relied upon? Texas Constitution article III, section 52(b) or (c)
COVID Meets Public Transportation in Philadelphia
How will public transportation in Philadelphia be different after COVID?
- imposing rider limits
- marking off seats for social distancing
- requiring passengers to wear facial coverings
- leaving its roof hatches aboard buses open for better airflow
- replacing cloth seats for easier cleaning
What other options may be forth coming:
- three-day passes geared toward workers without a standard 9-to-5 schedule
- unlimited free transfers to encourage alternate routes
- make Regional Rail more accessible
Philadelphia Inquirer via Governing | Philadelphia Transit Will Look Different Post-Coronavirus
+1 State Miles Driven Fee in Lieu of Gas Tax
Where: Wyoming
What tweaks to a miles driven vehicle fee are being considered?
- Lower fees for miles driven on highways because that causes less wear
Landline | Wyoming transportation panel looks at road use charge
Business TREND. Automatic Vehicles Move to Software Subscription Model.
Who: Tesla
What: Tesla’s last earnings call included information about its move to subscription pricing for its full self-driving package
What are financial analysts saying? Tesla is the only company that is ” fully monetizing its autonomous driving assets at scale“
The concern for financial analysts: REGULATION of the transportation subscription service
Electric | Tesla going into software subscription service could become big business
Statewide Ride Share Tax Reform
Where: Georgia
What does Georgia want to replace the sales tax on ride share with? A flat 50 cent per ride fee
The legislation: HB 105 (2020 | GA) (Article 8)
How did ride share start paying sales tax in Georgia? Via a market place facilitator bill. Making the 8.9% tax on ride shares in Atlanta, Georgia one of the highest in the U.S.
Would ride share fee revenue be dedicated? Yes, the fee revenue would be dedicated to public transportation funding
Lege TREND. Tort Reform for Auto Insurance.
Where: Lousiana
What: SB 418 (2020 | LA)
How does Lousiana’s SB 418 offer tort reform and lower auto insurance rates?
- caps damages
- limits when insurance companies can be sued directly
The reduction in insurance rates that is estimated after 1 year? 10%
Insurance Journal | Louisiana Legislature Passes Auto Accident ‘Tort Reform’ Bill
Cost Comparison. EVs v. Gas Vehicle
Car & Driver compared EV and gas models of 2 vehicles.
The annual gasoline cost:
- Mini Hardtop: $3744
- Hyundai Kona: $3861
The annual EV charging cost:
- Mini Electric: $1939.00
- Kona Electric: $1722.63
Based on these 2 car models, annual cost is lower for gas models before tax credits are considered.
COVID Relief Funds for Rail
How can rail benefit from COVID Relief funding?
- investment tax credit to encourage railcar orders
- funds for capital projects addressing signal crossings and track and grade maintenance
- grants to state and localities for rail-related capital projects
- maintaining the capital investment program for passenger rail projects under the purview of the Federal Transit Administration
- funds to modernize its information technology capabilities
- ensuring freight railroad workers get priority for access to testing, personal protective equipment
Freight Waves | Rail industry groups eye pandemic relief/capital investment funding
6 State Investments in Electrification
Where: New Jersey
Who is behind the electrification push? New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition
What are 6 examples of New Jersey’s investments into electrification:
- NJ joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative which provides funding based on a carbon dioxide allowance auction
- Invest $80 million each year in “programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions for:
- clean energy projects
- clean energy jobs
- electrification of the state fleet by 2050
- NJ joined a cap-and-trade program with 9 other Eastern states
- Point of sale rebates for light-duty EVs
- State agencies coordination of efforts to electrify the transportation sector
- $4 million in rebates to offset the cost of installation of EV charging stations
ACT News | New Jersey Makes Significant Commitments to Transportation Electrification
Local TREND. Tax Trade Off to Fund Public Transportation. COVID Angle
Where: Cincinnati
How will its public transportation system get a funding boost?
- voter approved .8% sales tax increase
- .3% rollback of the city’s 2.1% earnings tax
What public transportation gaps does Cincinnati look to fill?
- Public transportation options for health care workers
- Public transportation options for manufacturing workers
The COVID Angle: Need to connect frontline and essential workers to accessible and reliable public transportation
Smart Cities | Cincinnati voters raise sales tax to fund public transit
COVID. 6 Reasons to Anticipate a Resurgence of E-Bikes & Scooters
- Positioned to capitalize on the need for social distancing
- Cities want traffic levels to be lower & need to makeup for lower public transportation numbers due to social distancing
- Companies have rigorous disinfecting routines
- Cities like Seattle, Oakland, & Austin are shutting down roads to traffic which bolsters the use of scooters & e-bikes
- Cities like Montreal, Paris, & Milan have built temporary bicycle and pedestrian facilities as part of their coronavirus response
- Pandemic data shows riders are taking longer trips on e-bikes and scooters
Car Manufacturers + EV Charging = Manufacturer Offered Insurance Coverage for Charging
Who: Mercedes Benz
What will be covered under the insurance policy:
- Home-charging equipment, cables, and batteries
- Up to € 10,000 ($10,900) risk coverage related to theft, vandalism, “overvoltage damage,” short circuits, and even bites from animals and rodents
- Towing to the nearest charging station if the battery is unintentionally discharged
- Theft and vandalism of the Wallbox & the charging cable up to € 2,500
Electrek | Mercedes-Benz introduces EV insurance coverage to include charging stations
New Local COVID Rules for Food Delivery
Where: Chicago
What are the new rules for food delivery in Chicago?
- new transparency requirements to disclose fees
- including any commission or service fee paid by the restaurant to the third-party delivery company
- daily fine of $500 to $10,000 for violations
Why? Consumers want to maximize how much goes to the local restaurant over the delivery service
Other considerations by Chicago Council? Capping delivery fees like San Francisco did by Emergency Order
Crain’s Chicago Business | City has new rules on food delivery apps
Proposed AV Delivery Rules
Where: California
What stage is California in for AV delivery? Pilot Program + California Public Utility Commission Order for Comments
Which issues are percolating?
- pooling services
- environmental- are the AVs also EVs?
- Geographic equality for all neighborhoods in a city
- Safety requirements
- Fee structures
- Data Sharing
Who is submitting comments?
- Companies: AAA; Aurora Innovation; Cruise; Lyft, Inc.; Uber Advanced Technologies Center, LLC.; Waymo; and Zoox.
- Trade associations: Bay Area Council; California Chamber of Commerce; Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, San Francisco; San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association; San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance; Silicon Valley Leadership Group; and TechNet.
- Advocacy groups: California Council of the Blind; Greenlining Institute; Sierra Club; and Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Researchers: UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy (Policy Institute)
- Local Governmental Entities: Los Angeles Department of Transportation; San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; and San Francisco County Transportation Authority
CPUC | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE’S RULING ORDERING PARTIES TO COMMENT ON QUESTIONS REGARDING THE COMMISSION’S REGULATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
StreetsBlogCAL | California Readying Rules for Automated Vehicle Ride-Hailing
5 COVID changes coming to an airport near you
What changes are coming to airports in the new, COVID normal?
- thermal temperature screenings
- sanitation stations
- touchless kiosks
- UV light/sanitation spray stations to disinfect passengers
- autonomous cleaning robots equipped with virus-killing ultraviolet light, applying antimicrobial coatings
- touch-free health screening kiosk that take passenger respiration and pulse rates & can deny boarding
Los Angeles Times via Governing | Airport Tech Will Now Screen for Coronavirus Symptoms
Scooter Rider Growth in a COVID World
2Ways scooter companies are seeing growth in the new, COVID world:
- Gotcha Mobility, Charleston, S.C. Pilot Program for scooter delivery of groceries and take away. 25% increase
- Spin, Portland, OR, local incentives, $0.20-$0.25 fee cut, in exchange for 1/2 ride fee cut by Spin to increase ridership
San Antonio Express News via Governing | Scooter Companies Lose Momentum During Coronavirus
COVID & Scooter Rides By the Numbers.
Where: San Antonio, Texas
How did scooter ride numbers differ after COVID?
- March 2019 240,000 scooter rides
- March 2020 50,000 scooter rides
COVID opportunities for scooters?
- “and the companies left standing will have a technology that the cities actually want. “
- When we come out of this, people will be leery of just loading into buses, trains and planes, and we will still want something other than cars.”
- Sanitation requirements on the horizon- either by companies or by local governments
- Local Government Official: “focus should be on providing support and reducing their expenses”
San Antonio Express News via Governing | Scooter Companies Lose Momentum During Coronavirus
COVID: Local Governments Closing Streets
Where: Seattle
How many miles of street are being closed to public traffic? 20 miles
What’s the name of the project? Stay Healthy Streets
Why is Seattle closing streets in response to COVID?
- more space for people to walk and bike at a safe distance apart
- in collaboration with automating street lights, limit the the need to touch traffic lights to cross streets safely
- aligns with how residents use the streets
Who can continue to use the “closed” streets?
- residents
- delivery drivers
- garbage & recycling workers
- emergency response vehicles
Seattle Times | Seattle Will Keep Some Streets Closed Even After Coronavirus
COVID Impact: Smart City Contract
What smart city project? Toronto’s proposed sustainable community, Quayside project, a bid won by Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet Company
What smart city transportation features would the project include?
- sensor-based traffic signals
- dynamic curbs
- underground delivery routes for trucks
- self-financing light rail transit
- heated pavement
- pneumatic waste collection
The laundry list of contract issues:
- Project is controversial from land acquisition to data privacy
- COVID-19’s toll on global economies and real estate markets
- The local development organization will continue with the project
Government Technology | Alphabet Calls It Quits on Toronto’s Smart Future
Wired | Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Scraps Its Ambitious Toronto Project
Limit Airline Funding to Service Away from High Speed Rail
Where: France
What: France has added conditions to AirFrance’s COVID relief funds
What limits are being placed on AirFrance’s COVID funds?
- If high speed rail services the area within 2 hours 30 minutes, AirFrance has to stop flights
Why?
- To make AirFrance profitable
- To benefit from the lower cost of CO2 by train
- To encourage the airline to reach a target of using 2% of its fuel from sustainable sources by 2025
What’s the big picture: Other jurisdictions have COVID relief funds to allocate and conditionally allocate
International Railway Journal | Air France ordered to curb competition with rail in France
Bonjour MOOVIT. Data + Transportation.
Who is Moovit? a startup applying AI + big data analytics to track traffic and offer transit recommendations
Who is buying Moovit? Intel “at a price believed to be in the region of $1 billion.”
What are the implications for autonomous vehicles? reliable, real-time traffic data and intelligent routing is a challenging & crucial element of AVs
What’s the big picture? This is building on Intel’s autonomous vehicle work
Ride Share Business TREND. Requiring Masks + More
Who: Uber
Who will be required to use masks/face coverings: Riders and Drivers
How will it be implemented? Technology will detect if drivers are wearing masks/face coverings before the driver goes online & starts accepting trips
How are masks currently being provided to drivers? By the company when drivers are providing rides to essential workers
What are other ride share companies, and Uber, also considering?
- that drivers should disinfect vehicles after each rider is dropped off
- plastic barriers or divisions in vehicles to protect both drivers and passengers
CNN | Uber will soon require drivers and riders to wear face coverings in the US
EV TREND, Charging While Driving
Who: Kuka Robotics, an Apple patent, and others
What: peer-to-peer EV charging while driving via telescopic charging booms
The data from testing:
- 65% reduction in EV halts
- up to 24.4% reduction in required battery capacity
Electrek | Peer-to-peer highway EV charging would use telescoping cables between moving cars
COVID + EV Batteries
5 Ways COVID has impacted EV battery manufacturing:
- Production Delays
- Delayed Opening of a Tesla battery manufacturing facility in Berlin
- Automakers are forming partnerships with battery suppliers
- Automakers are making large investments in battery manufacturing
- Automakers are expanding in-house research
Electrek | Pandemic threatens EV battery supply, giving power to South Korean battery-makers
Business TREND. Pharmaceutical Transportation.
Who: SkyCell
What does SkyCell do? builds hardware and operates a logistics network designed to transport pharmaceuticals
How does this transportation differ?
- utilizes “smart containers”
- powered by software to maintain constant conditions for drugs
- regulates strict temperatures & humidity levels
- controls levels of vibration
- greater monitoring of location
TechCrunch | SkyCell raises $62M for smart containers and analytics to transport pharmaceuticals
State Electrification Funding.
The State: New Jersey
Which agencies came together to fund state electrification?
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Funding Source: VW Settlement Funds
How will funding be allocated?
- $37 million to projects that convert dilapidated diesel trucks, buses, port equipment, marine vessels, and trains to electric power
- The remaining monies to be used for EV charging equipment throughout the State.
Cole Schotz | New Jersey Firms Up Funding For Electrification Of Transportation Sector
Local TREND. COVID testing for all ride share and taxi drivers
Where: Los Angeles
Who is getting free COVID testing in LA? Essential Workers
How has LA defined essential/critical workers?
- First responders
- Critical government personnel
- Health care professionals
- Grocery workers
- Commercial, rideshare, and public transit drivers
Last | LA Expands Free Coronavirus Testing To Taxi, Public Transit And Rideshare Drivers
Regulatory Impact to Ride Share post-COVID
What new regulatory requirements are coming up for ride share? Sanitizing
What businesses are trending: sanitization methods for shared autos technologies are varied from UV light cleaning to utilizing the car’s HVAC system
Just Auto | COVID-10 will force rethink of shared vehicle hygiene
How COVID is impacting Transportation Funding
Where: Wisconsin
What transportation funding mechanism has been hit hardest? The gas tax with revenue estimated decline of $100 million
Add COVID to this list of limitations on a gas tax for a reliable revenue source:
- fuel efficiency decreases gas tax revenues
- EVs use no gas and pay no gas tax
Anatomy of an EV Recycling Program + Waste Management Partnership
Where: EU
Who: Honda Europe
How does Honda Europe propose to recycle EV batteries?
- partnership with waste management company Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux
- assess the traceability of end-of-life batteries
- analyze batteries for what are known as “second-life” uses
- will take in lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride batteries from Honda dealers and authorized treatment facilities
Other companies that have announced EV reuse and recycling programs? Volkswagen and Nissan
Auto Blog | Honda Europe reveals how it will recycle EV and hybrid batteries
Blockchain bolsters EV Supply Chain
Who is using blockchain to support the EV supply chain? BMW & Tesla
How does blockchain support the EV supply chain?
- BMW’s Partchain utilizes blockchain technology in its logistics operations
- In its front light supply, BMW achieves end-to-end transparency and traceability, from the mine to the factory
- Tesla blockchain pilot focuses on improved sea waybill information
- Tesla auto parts were able to be released faster
- Tesla accelerated the cargo pick up with the one-stop, zero-latency and zero-touch blockchain
Forbes | How Tesla And BMW Are Leading A Supply Chain Renaissance With Blockchain
COVID Response. Increased Daytime Transportation Construction.
Where: California
Who: Contra Costa, Calif., Transportation Authority
What: Moved nighttime construction to daytime as traffic decreased during COVID isolation
What are the benefits to daytime construction:
- accelerates construction timelines
- contractors closer to the finish line so they can accept more work, especially stimulus funded transportation projects
Governing | Special Districts Adjust to New Realities During the Crisis
COVID Regulatory Response: Cut Car Insurance Rates
Which state regulator: California Insurance Commissioner
The California Insurance Commissioner Order: Bulletin 2020-3
Why cut car insurance rates?
- projected loss exposures of many insurance policies have become overstated or misclassified.
- rates are calculated on miles driven, and miles are not being driven
Are other insurance lines also having rates cut in the order? Yes:
- Private passenger automobile insurance
- Commercial automobile insurance
- Workers’ compensation insurance
- Commercial multiple peril insurance
- Commercial liability insurance
- Medical malpractice insurance
- Any other line of coverage where the measures of risk have become substantiallyoverstated as a result of the pandemic
What information will carriers need to report to the regulator?
- Percentage of refund applied
- Aggregate premium prior to, and subject to, application of refund
- Aggregate premium refund
- Average premium before and after refund
- Average percentage of refund, applied to each policyholder
- Number of in-force policies
- Number of policyholders receiving refund
COVID + Texas High Speed Rail = Reasons to Deny Project
What: Dozens to Texas lawmakers wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation asking that Texas Central Rail stop moving forward
What reasons did the lawmakers give?
- COVID: Texas Central Rail slayed off staff
- LAND: Texas Central Rail has not acquired the necessary land
- PROJECT FUNDING: Texas Central Rail does not have secured funding for the project
- GOVERNMENT INEFFICIENCY. It would be an inexcusable waste of taxpayer dollars and jeopardize the integrity of the rules making process at the Federal Railroad Administration to proceed
3 Ways Local Governments are adding EVs to Right of Ways. Partnership OPPORTUNITIES!
Sacramento, CA:
- EV chargers at parking spaces at local parks
- EV chargers near busy freeways
- EV chargers at a popular weekend farmers market
- Partnership with EVGo for a 10-year license to own and operate the infrastructure
Los Angeles, CA:
- attach EV charging ports to streetlights and utility poles
- Bureau of Street Lighting has installed 340 + 80 to be installed on streetlights
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has installed 45 on power poles
- The City operates BlueLA, a low-income EV car-share program, 180 charge points at 35 stations for 100 cars
Berkeley, CA:
- Curbside Residential Pilot Charging Program to assist homeowners without a driveway or garage
Why use public right of way?
- the land is owned by the local government already
- send a clear message of support for EV
- shows that the infrastructure is available
Government Technology | California Cities Install EV Chargers as Symbol of Future
COVID: Street Cameras used to measure social distancing
Where are cameras being used to measure social distancing:
- Times Square in New York
- Miami Beach
- Abbey Road in London
- Ruthven Museums Building at University of Michigan
- Jersey Shore at Seaside Heights
- + more
Who made this pivot? A Michigan based startup, Voxel51
How is this possible? Street cams are public, which allows the data to be pulled
Are people being identified? NO
The future regulatory/legislative issue: Will public street cameras permit the data to be used for other purposes? Will governments use that data? Could governments ticket if social distancing isn’t followed?
Governing | Company Uses Public Street Cams to Measure Social Distancing
Public Transportation + COVID = Ride Share Opportuities
Where: Miami Dade
How is Miami paying ride share when it stopped overnight public transportation?
- bus passengers to obtain vouchers
- value up to $45 for personal rides
- limited number of routes running overnight
Lege TREND. Out of state boating fee increases
Where: Utah
How did Utah increase out of state boating fees? a $20 fee for non-Utah resident boaters who launch watercraft in any of the state’s bodies of water
What does the fee increase support? eradication of aquatic invasive species
Is there an economic cost of aquatic invasive species? Yes, Idaho in 2009 estimated:
- zebra mussels cost power companies $3.1 billion between 1993 and 1999 in the Great Lakes region alone
- total economic costs exceeded $5 billion
KSL | New out-of-state boating fees and 10 other signed bills related to Utah’s outdoors
Business TREND: Portable EV Charging
Who: BLINK
What is the charging capacity of the mobile charger?
- supports 240-volt AC charging
- up to 9.6kW of charge
- 1 mile range per 1 minute of charging
Yahoo Finance | Blink Charging Unveils First to Market Portable Emergency Electric Vehicle Charger
COVID impact on airline industry. The numbers:
Pre-COVID daily passenger average: 2.2 million
Passenger averages after COVID: 108, 310
COVID + Ballot Measure for Gig Economy
In California, signatures are being submitted for a ballot measure to defeat AB 5 that defined gig economy workers as employees and not independent contractors.
Supporters of the Ballot initiative: Protect App-Based Drivers & Services, funded by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash
Supporter messaging with COVID:
“The recent pandemic has highlighted just how important app-based services and drivers are – delivering food, medicine and supplies to those who are stuck at home, driving seniors and others to medical appointments, and helping workers who perform essential services get to their jobs,”
Sacramento Bee | ANTI-AB 5 BALLOT MEASURE SIGNATURES GET TURNED IN
Scooter Rental Companies become Scooter Sellers post-COVID?
A potential Post-COVID market for scooter rental companies is scooter sales as consumers may seek to avoid germs by buying scooters in lieu of renting scooters.
COVID pivots by e-bike & scooter companies
Bird & Lime: Layoffs, cost cutting
Wheels: Launched self cleaning handle bars & brake levers on their e-bikes
How does an e-bike self clean? By utilizing light that uses mineral nano-crystals to create an oxidation reaction that is stronger than bleach
Revel: Free rentals for healthcare workers in New York
Tech Crunch | The Station: Bird and Lime layoffs, pivots in a COVID-19 era and a $2.2 trillion deal
COVID Business TREND. Auto Manufacturers Pivot.
The pivot for auto manufacturers: manufacturing ventilators
How are auto manufacturers pivoting?
- GM is partnering with Ventec Life Systems to help increase production of respiratory care products such as ventilators
- Ford says it is working with the US and UK governments
- Tesla is in talks with Medtronic
Tech Crunch | Ford, GM, Tesla given the ‘go ahead’ to produce ventilators, Trump says
Anatomy of Hyperloop Legislation
Where: Missouri
How far as the legislation moved? Through the Missouri House
What will HB 1963 (2020 | MO) do?
- Define Hyperloops so that they receive P3 funding
- This puts hyper loops on the same funding plane as light rail and ports
The catalyst for the HB 1963? Missouri is in the top 10 of Virgin Hyperloop’s list of places it’s looking to build a 15-mile hyper loop test track
Missourinet | Missouri House passes bill aimed at transporting people in tubes
New Way to Expand EV Use: Local Try Before You Buy Programs
Who: Drive Electric
What is the Try Before You Buy program for EVs? In the UK, it allows businesses and public sector organisations to try an EV car or Truck for 30 days
Is the program limited to 1 manufacturer? No, it includes Hyundai Kona, the Kia E-Niro, Renault Kangoo and Nissan e-NV200.
Electrive | DriveElectric tests ‘try before you buy’ EV scheme
New Delivery Partnership.
Who: The City of New York’s Taxi & Limousine Commission & out of work delivery drivers
What are they delivering? Meals as food pantries shutter
Additional State funding eyed? yes, an additional $25 million in emergency funding for food
Politico | As food pantries shutter, city partners with out-of-work drivers for home-delivered meals
Moving Public Transit Funding to Ride Share
Who: Congress
What: House Administration took action to move toward funding commuting costs, including for staff to take Uber and Lyft rides to and from work, citing risks associated with the spread of coronavirus.
Roll Call | House funds allowed for Uber and Lyft as virus spurs transit cuts
Are rental car taxes appropriate for peer-to-peer car sharing?
Who is taking an opinion on this? The Tax Foundation
What does the Tax Foundation think about applying rental car tax structures to peer to peer car sharing platforms? Nope, not the way to go
What tax structure should be applied to peer to peer car sharing? ” policymakers should consider ways for localities to replace the revenue they rely on from rental car excise taxes.” (the rental car tax unfairly burdens out of state visitors)
What did the Georgia State Legislature do to tax peer to peer car sharing? HB 378 (2020 | GA) applies the municipal rental car excise tax to peer to peer car sharing apps
Gig Economy Drivers: An Exception to Shelter in Place
Where: San Francisco
What’s the exception for gig economy workers ? Groceries and pharmacies are still open and delivering goods is within the exception to the shelter in place order
Is this triggering another policy issue? Yes, the enforcement and full enactment of AB 5 which classifies gig economy workers as employees
Gig Workers Rising | California Policymakers Must Protect Gig Workers During Coronavirus Health Crisis
Tech Crunch | San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order does not apply to gig workers
Ride Share Companies Suspend Shared Rides During COVID19
What COVID 19 measures has Uber taken?
- Suspended Uber pool rides in US & Canada
- Added an in app message “Flatten the Curve” reminding riders to “travel only if necessary,” and to “exercise caution for your safety and the safety of our community.”
- Ubereats has suspended delivery fees
- Ubereats has added an option to have food left at the doorstep
- Offering financial assistance to drivers
Tech Crunch | Uber and Lyft suspend shared ride options to limit coronavirus spread
TX Attorney General Opinion. Registration for 3 Wheel Vehicles?
Who is asking for the TX Attorney General to answer a question? State Representative Tracy King
What is the question to be answered? Does TX DMV have authority to register and title three-wheeled, low speed, electric vehicles are eligible for registration and titling by DMV, so that businesses, consumers and tourism interests may utilize these vehicles?
What’s been happening in other states? Other states have relied on Federal Register definition of motorcycle to register and title 3 wheel vehicles as motorcycles.
EV Owners. Who are they? The Data is Changing.
Who is the stereotypical EV owner out there in the ethos?
- Gen X
- married
- college educated
- driving Teslas
What the numbers are saying:
- Yes, Gen X leads followed by Millenials
- Boomers are not driving the economics
- There is a shift from leasing to buying EVs
- Tesla still has the highest number of vehicles on the road, but the numbers only began rising in 2018, the market is young
Fintech & the Auto Industry. Areas of regulation, legislation and legal quandries.
2 Ways fintech and the auto industry intersect:
- in car payments
- Shell mobile payment service, Fill Up& Go mobile payment system, in the UK involves partnerships with major Fintech players like Apple Pay, Android Pay, and PayPal
- Mastercard and General Motors partnership
- IBM, Jaguar and Shell partnership
- Chevrolet and Shell partnership
- online car purchases
- auto and fintech partner to lower costs and speed up transactions
Fismes | Fintech-Powered Innovation In The Automotive Industry- The Latest Trends
Coalition of a Gas Tax Increase
Where? Kentucky
Who is in the coalition supporting a gas tax increase? The Kentucky Infrastructure Coalition
- manufacturers
- farmers
- engineers
- local leaders
- 40,000+ transportation workers
The legislation: HB 580 (2020 | KY)
The tax increase:
- 9-cent-per-gallon
- + higher fees on license plates & vehicle registrations
New Kid on the Block: EV Battery Recycling
Where are we seeing EV battery recycling ? Finland
Which minerals will be extracted for recycling? chiefly nickel and cobalt
How did the EV recycling begin? A letter of intent from 3 businesses
Automotive Logistics | EV battery recycling base planned for Finland
TREND study results: Ride Share pollutes more.
What’s the rational for ride share contributing more to pollution?
- 70% more polluting than average trip it replaces
- deadheading- when drivers travel to pick up a passenger or cruising the streets while waiting for a ride request
- 40% of the miles logged by Uber and Lyft vehicles in California are deadheading miles
- For every 1 mile of ride share, you add .7 miles of driving around
- Union of Concerned Scientists study says that people take ride share when they otherwise would have used lower emission options like walking, public transit or biking
Solutions:
- California Air Resources Board will promulgate rules for ride share and emissions
- Companies could offer incentives to drivers to buy EVs
- Legislation to impose rules to reduce ride share’s greenhouse gas emissions
- Taxing trips to urban centers to encourage pooled rides and public transit (see Chicago)
- Capping ride share driver licenses (see New York)
Los Angeles Times via Governing | California Says Ride-Hailing Pollutes More than Regular Trip
Business TREND. EV Chauffeurs.
Who: Go360
What: Go360 provides a subscription based new EV ride-share service
Cost: $250 a month for family & friends can take up to 124 rides/month, up to four rides per day
Sacramento Bee via Governing | Sacramentans Can Soon Have EV Chauffeurs for $250 a Month
Taxing Ride Share. Tax on Services.
Georgia’s HB 105 (2020 | GA) an omnibus tax bill, includes applying the state sales tax, 7% , to ride share.
Why? Equal and Uniform taxation. Taxis and limousines and long been paying sales tax for their services.
The revenue estimate from the sales tax on ride share in year 1? $24 million to $45 million
Fox 5 Atlanta | Georgia Senate panel eyes 50-cent tax on ride hailing, taxis
Lege TREND. Reigning In Personalized License Plates.
Where: Utah
What’s happening with personalized license plates in Utah? A brouhaha over a license plate that read: Deport Them.
How will the bill regulate personalized license plates? Prohibit license plates that disparage anyone based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship status or a physical or mental disability.
AP | Utah Legislature passes bill to tighten license plate rules
EV Direct Sale. The Auto Dealer Amendment required in Colorado.
Excepting auto manufacturers with existing franchised dealers.
The legislation: SB20-167 (2020 | CO)
Automotive News | Auto Dealers Win Pivotal Change to COLO EV Bill
Anatomy of Robot Delivery Legislation.
Where: Missouri
What? HB 2290(2020 | MO)
What regulatory parameters does Missouri want for delivery robots?
- limit the robots’ weight to 200 pounds
- require that the robot be capable of navigating a sidewalk
- maximum speed would be 10 mph
- permitted use on roadways as long as it does not impede traffic (bike lanes)
- operators must maintain insurance policies of at least $100,000
Other states that have adopted robot delivery legislation: Washington, Idaho, & Wisconsin
St. Louis Dispatch via Governing | Missouri Bill Would Regulate but Allow Delivery Robots
New Autonomous Vehicle Data
Which state has disclosed autonomous vehicle data? California
Where can I find the data? California DMV
Big Picture for the 2019 data:
- 40% increase in miles driven
- 2.87 million miles driven
- 60 companies have testing permits (looking for clients?)
- Companies testing on public roads fell to 58%
Tech Crunch | California’s Self Driving Car Reports are Public
New Regulatory Issue. Auto pilot data for motor vehicles.
Consumer groups are pushing for data from autonomous vehicles be stored to the vehicle’s black box, and not sent separately to the manufacturer.
Why the push for auto pilot data on a car’s black box? So that causes of accidents can be more readily be known.
What other regulatory push for more autopilot information? Require accident reports to include information concerning auto pilot or autonomous features
Los Angeles Times via Governing | The Case for Black Boxes for Computerized Cars that Crash
2 Manufacturers. 1 Direct Sales Bill.
Where: Colorado
The auto manufacturers: Tesla and Rivian
Their coalition: Alliance for Automotive Innovation
What did Senate floor amendments focus on? Securing existing franchise agreements
WJR | EV Direct Sales Fight Mounting
Automotive News | Colorado EV bill sparks rift among alliance members
2 years later. EV Charging Roads Discussed in the US.
What does the Electric Interstate Highway Standards Association say are reasons to support EV charing roadways?
- By 2023 the cost of EVs will be on par with standard motor vehicles
- EV operational costs are lower than standard cars
- Fuel tax revenue will have to be addressed by policymakers
How far in the future are fully wired roads in the US?
20 years down the road.
Courthouse News | Planners Envision an Electric Highway Future
Refreshing our recollection:
EV Charging Roads. The future of transportation procurement. Just the Facts:
- April 27, 2018
Where have EV Charging roads been installed? Stockholm Sweden
What does the partnership look like to develop the road?
- eRoad Arlanda is the development partnership
- eRoad Arlanda partnered with PostNord, the first company to use the new electrified roads
How long of a stretch of road has EV charging? 2 kilometers
How does it work?
- A track is laid into the roadway to allow for charging while driving
- The track is only active when the vehicle is over it and charging
- The vehicle communicates with the road system
- Drivers or fleet managers can be billed for energy consumption
Clean Technica | 2 Kilometers of Electrified Road in Sweden — A Pilot for EV-Charging Roads
EV Bill = Direct Sale Bill?
Where: Colorado
The bipartisan legislation, SB 167 (2020 | CO) , would:
- Allow any manufacturer to sell electric vehicles directly to consumers
- Applies to automakers that already have franchised dealers
What are autodealers saying?
- solutions in search of a problem
What are supporters saying?
- levels the playing field
- ensures a level playing field for future EV companies too
- Such as Rivian, a Michigan start up
Automotive News | EV bill stirs direct-sales fear for dealers
4 Fiscal Constraints from Autonomous Vehicles
- AVs will reduce revenue from vehicle-related taxes and fees on sales, licensing, registration, and fuel
- AVs will reduce revenue from car rentals, auto repairs, vehicle financing, parking, ride-sharing and gas stations
- The impact to Texas: Vehicle revenues drop by 1/3
- Over a 15-year period revenue drops from 18.4%of total state revenue in 2025 to 12.7% in 2040
- The revenue impact to Vermont would be a 3.3% reduction in vehicle related tax revenue
Pew Charitable Trust recommendation to lessen the revenue hit from AV: Shift new taxes or fees to road use or vehicle miles traveled
+1 State Allows Tesla Leasing
The State: Connecticut
What is the background?
- Tesla operated a service center for 6 years in CT
- CT Department of Motor Vehicles denied a permit for Tesla to lease
- CT Department of Motor Vehicles reversed its decision and is permitting leasing
Why the 180 by CT Motor Vehicles? the dealer license law does not prevent Tesla from operating a leasing facility
Government Technology | Tesla Drops Vehicles Sales Lawsuit Against Connecticut
New Haven Register | Connecticut Concedes, Allows Tesla to Lease in State
2020 Cost Estimates for California High Speed Rail +$3Billion
2020 numbers for the Los Angeles to San Francisco High Speed Rail:
- $80.3 billion Total Cost in 2020
- $3 billion going to “bookend” projects in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay
- $64 Billion cost estimate in 2016
- 2031 estimated completion of Silicon Valley to Central Valley portion
- 2033 estimated completion of Los Angeles to San Francisco
- 2025 testing trains
- 2028-29 putting tested trains into service
What are legislators trying to do to the project? Move funds to local commuter projects
Los Angeles Times | California Train Price ‘Bullets’ Up Another $1.3 Billion
1st EV Fire Truck
Where: Los Angeles
What are the specifications for the EV fire truck?
- EV use for 2 hours
- 2 batteries with a 100-kilowatt capacity
- Back up diesel engine
The cost: Same as an aerial ladder fire truck for the $1.2 million on the Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck, or CFT
LA Times via Governing | L.A. Invests in Electric Hybrid Fire Engine, First in Nation
Lege TREND. Prohibiting Local Airport Fees on Ride Share.
Where: Arizona
What: HB 2817 (2020 | AZ)
Are there other limits on local fees on ride share in Arizona? Yes, a constitutional prohibition that AZ Attorney General says presents Phoenix from imposing a airport surcharge on ride share
AP via NPR | Lawmaker Wants New Uber And Lyft Fees Banned At Sky Harbor
How Texas shifted from P3 Toll
What 3 elements moved Texas away from being a P3 tolling trailblazer?
- motorist opposition
- voter opposition
- lack of legislative support
Where did P3 investments move? to social infrastructure like buildings and university projects
Transport Topics | Texas No Longer a Trailblazer for P3 Tolling
New Study. EV Adoption is an Economic Driver.
The state: California
The economic benefits by 2030 to California for EV adoption:
- $142 Billion increase its Gross State Product
- $300 Billion + increase real income
- 394,000 new jobs
Governing | Will EV Adoption Become California’s Next Economic Engine?
Business TREND. Green Light. Self Driving Delivery Vehicles in Houston.
What entity approved self driving delivery vehicles? National Transportation Safety Board
What company received the first approval for a self-driving vehicle exemption? Nuro Inc., a robotics company based in Mountain View, Calif.
How many autonomous delivery trucks were approved? 5000
What do I need to know about the autonomous vehicles?
- will operate on city streets
- cannot go over 25 mph
- the deliveries: “last-mile delivery of consumer products, groceries and hot food from local stores and restaurants.”
The Detroit News | Governing | Self-Driving Delivery Vehicle Receives OK for U.S. Streets
Proposed Environmental Fee for Ride Share Rides
Who is proposing an environmental fee for ride share? The Transportation and Climate Initiative, a 12-state pact of New England and Mid-Atlantic states
What is the fee proposal? 17 cents per gallon of gas to fund public transportation
Would the fee hit all drivers and not just ride share? Yes.
What are opposition arguments?
- Ride share and delivery drivers would be hit the hardest
- The fee increase would drive up the cost of all goods including fresh fruits & vegetables at farmers markets
New Boston Post | Climate-Change Carbon-Emissions Fuel ‘Fee’ Would Whack Uber and Lyft Drivers
Model Act. Peer to Peer Car Sharing.
Who developed a model act for peer to peer car sharing? National Conference of Insurance Legislators
What does the model act cover?
- The intersection of state insurance regulation & peer to peer car sharing
- Requires coverage for the shared vehicle owner & the shared vehicle driver under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy
- Require a peer-to-peer car sharing program assume liability for bodily injury or property damage to third parties or uninsured and underinsured motorist or personal injury protection losses during the car sharing
- Require the peer-to-peer car sharing program to notify the shared vehicle owner if the shared vehicle has a lien against it
- Provides exclusions in motor vehicle liability insurance policies to exclude any and all coverage & the duty to defend or indemnify for any claim
- Consumer protection disclosure requirements
- Driver’s license verification and data retention requirements
- Require sole responsibility of the peer-to-peer car sharing program for any equipment, such as a GPS system or other special equipment put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction
What is NOT covered in the model act?
- motor vehicle regulation
- airport regulation
- taxation
Business TREND. Competing Roll Outs of 10,000 EV Delivery Trucks
Who: UPS
What:
- UPS is adding 10,000 EV delivery vans from UK-based Arrival Ltd
- Adding autonomous delivery in cooperation with WAYMO
Is there competition out there? Yes, 4 months ago Amazon added 100,000 electric vans from Rivian, a Michigan startup
Reuters | UPS buying 10,000 electric delivery vans, will test Waymo self-driving vehicles next month
Future EV Charging Needs. The Numbers
Who is behind the studies about future EV charging station needs?
- International Council for Clean Transportation
- Boston University’s Initiative on Cities
- New York State Department of Public Service
What do the numbers look like?
- 3 to 5 times the cost to install chargers, than the cost of the charger ( Rocky Mountain Institute )
- 75% cost reduction if building codes change ( Pacific Gas and Electric)
- 10,000 more fast chargers are required along metro corridors (International Council for Clean Transportation)
- 9,000 and 5,000 fast chargers will be essential in California alone ( California Energy Commission)
- 80 mpg equals the average EV in comparison to traditional cars (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Governing | Lack of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations a Growing Concern
Red State + Scooter Legislation = 100% Local Control
Where: Georgia
What: SB 159 (2020 | GA)
How:
- The bill will give exclusive regulatory control over scooters to local governments
- Adds a definition of scooter to the State Transportation Code
What did Republican supporters say?
- “We didn’t want to overregulate the industry”
- “We want to encourage more development of this kind of technology.”
Was it a surprise? yes, the bill that moved last session was a bill that preempted local regulation of scooters.
Route Fifty | Leaving Scooter Regulation to Local Government
WABE | Georgia Senators Are Moving Toward A Hands-Off Approach On Scooter Rules
1st of its kind. Legislation for Emojis on License Plates.
Where: Vermont
What: HB 866 (2020 | VT)
Is there anywhere on the globe that allows emoji license plates? Yes, a state in Australia
How would this work? The emoji(s) is/are in addition to whatever combination of letters and numbers the state’s Commissioner of Motor Vehicles assigns to a car or a driver picks for themselves
Engadget | A Vermont bill would bring emoji license plates to the US
Lege TREND. Ride Share Fees to Support Sustainable Transportation.
Where: Massachusetts
What: A 20 cent fee split between the state and cities is used to support sustainable projects like:
- sidewalk repair
- crosswalk safety upgrades
- curb protected bike lanes
- bumped-out bus stops
- expanding the Blue Bikes network
- safety improvements
Current legislation proposes to increase the 20 cent fee to $1.
Streets Blog | Fees On Uber and Lyft Accelerate Local Sustainable Transport Projects
Anatomy of a Corporate Electric Vehicle (EV) Alliance
The partnership: Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance
Who is participating? Amazon, AT&T, Ikea, DHL, Siemens, Lime & the nonprofit Ceres
Why join forces?
- together they have the purchasing power to drive broader EV adoption in the global auto market
- + it helps auto manufacturers attain price parity between EVs and fossil fuel vehicles
Win-Win.
Morning Brew | Amazon, Ikea, and More Form Corporate EV Alliance
Lege TREND. New frontier in ride share legislation: advertising
Where: Florida
What: SB 1352 (2020 | FL)
How does Florida’s SB 1352 regulate advertising in ride share?
- Regulates sign size, that it must be digital, and illuminated
- Revenues must be shared 3 ways with the ride share driver, the company, and 10% to nonprofits
- Signs can only operate when the vehicle is running
Who is behind the legisaltion? Firefly, a company that makes and sells the advertising billboards for vehicles
Flapol | Digital advertising could be coming to an Uber near you
Lege/Regulatory TREND. Regulate Climate Change via Ride Share.
The new rules on ride share to regulate climate change impact brought to you by: California Air Resources Board
How do the rules on ride share impact climate change?
- reduce the number of trips by drivers without riders
- promote multiple riders taking the same car to different drop-off points
- faster path to more zero-emission ride share vehicles in a fleet
Why did the government act? “Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft emit 50% more greenhouse gas emissions per passenger mile traveled in California than the average car”
What is ride share saying?
- “We support the clean miles standard,” – Uber
- “We’re up to the challenge in this industry to have it apply to us first.” – Uber
Bloomberg Environment | California Moves to Regulate Climate Impact From Uber, Lyft
Deal to Allow Direct Car Delivery in Michigan
Who reached an agreement? Michigan & Tesla
Under the agreement, Tesla can directly deliver its vehicles to customers in the state
What about car titles?
- Tesla cannot issue titles in Michigan
- Another state can issue title, and the Michigan resident can transfer title in
Reuters | Michigan, Tesla reach agreement for direct car delivery: source
Yahoo Finance | Tesla Reaches Deal Clearing Way for Michigan Service Centers
Anatomy of a legislative push to move transportation funding to locals.
Where: Colorado
What: SB20-44 (20202 | CO)
How does this bill reallocate transportation funding to locals?
- reallocation of the sales and use tax of vehicle
- 22% to counties
- 18% to cities
Colorado Springs Independent | Transportation, education and justice on the legislative agenda
Business TREND. Tech + Pothole Repair = Local Government Efficiency
What tech company is helping local governments? Rock Solid, of Austin, Texas
What does Rock Solid do? offers government and citizen engagement platforms
How are the platforms used to improve government?
- report malfunctioning parking kiosks
- report full park trash cans
- submit service requests for potholes
- reply to city calls for volunteers
Independent Record | Helena Residents Now Use an App to Request City Improvements
Lege TREND. Largest EV Rebate + Tax Exemption
Where: New Jersey
What: An existing sales tax exemption for EV sales + a newly enacted $5000 rebate for EV purchase
How is the rebate funded? the state’s existing Clean Energy Fund
What other provisions are in the legislation?
- 10 year limit on the rebate
- 2025 deadline for 330,000 light-duty electric cars or trucks on the road
- 2 million by 2035
- 2040 deadline for 85% of all new light-duty vehicles sold in New Jersey are to be electric
- 400 fast chargers in 200 charging stations by the end of 2025
Philadelphia Inquirer | NJ Accelerates Its Electric Vehicle Sales with New Rebate
City + Private Sector = Tech Partnership to Improve Mobility
Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan
What’s the partnership? Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle Test Environment
What are the details?
- largest deployment of connected vehicle technology in North America
- 2,500+ connected vehicles
- “talking” to some 75 connected intersections
- 7 years old
- to deploy and test technologies
Who is in the partnership collaborating to use tech data to improve transportation?
- City of Ann Arbor
- Mcity, a research arm of the university designed to study advanced mobility research and serve as the nexus of academia, government and the private sector
- UMTRI [University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute]
What transportation issues does the partnership look to benefit?
- to understand where traffic bottlenecks occur to improve the city transportation plan
- improve transportation sustainability
- multimodal transportation
Government Technology | City Hopes to Use Car Data to Make Infrastructure Decisions
1st U.S. Pilotless Air Taxi
Where: North Carolina
What is a pilotless air taxi? a two-seat drone made by the Chinese company EHang
What North Carolina’s Transportation Secretary is saying: “We want to bring these kinds of opportunities to make sure that we’re economically competitive.”
Where is the regulatory and legislative issue: Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t permit autonomous aircraft to carry people
News & Observer | North America’s First Pilotless Air Taxi Takes Off in Raleigh
New Local & Business TREND. Adaptive Scooters. What do I need to know?
What is an adaptive scooter? Scooters targeting the population that meets 1 of 3 criteria:
- people who don’t need mobility assistance at home
- people who don’t qualify for home scooter purchase programs
- people who face limited mobility options in public
Where are the adaptive scooter pilot programs? San Francisco
Are there special considerations for adaptive scooter programs to support user adoption? Yes,
- additional personal customer service
- personal assistance
Tech Crunch | Uber kicks off adaptive electric scooter pilot in SF
Anatomy of Omnibus EV bill. Credits. Chargers. Fleets.
The legislation: S 2252 (2020 | NJ)
The EV tax credits:
- 10 year credit program
- 1 time tax credit
- $30 million funding for program
- EV incentive equal to $25 per mile of EPA-rated electric-only range, up to a maximum of $5,000 per eligible vehicle
Other provisions:
- 5 year reassessment of state EV goals and standards
- 10 year EV goal set
- EV fleet standards for NJ buses, 100% EV by 2032
- state-wide network of high-speed EV charging stations
Insider NJ | Jersey Renews: Bipartisan EV Bill Passes Senate & Assembly
Business TREND. Acting Before Ride Share Safety Legislation.
Which company? Lyft
What did Lyft do? Create a Safety Advisory Council
Who will serve on Lyft’s Safety Advisory Council?
- representatives from the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
- representatives from “It’s On Us”, a public awareness campaign launched by former U.S. President Barack Obama in 2014
- law enforcement groups
- led by Eman Barhoumeh, its vice president of safety and customer engagement
What sparked the formation?
- Uber’s Safety report that acknowledged that Uber had received 3000 reports of sexual assault in the US in 2018
- A lawsuit concerning female passenger safety
NY Times | Lyft Forms Advisory Council to Improve Platform Safety
Engadget | Lyft forms yet another group to address passenger safety
Business TREND. Manufacturer Can’t Sell Cars. Can it lease cars? Hello Loophole.
Where: Connecticut
Which manufacturer is prohibited from selling in CT? Tesla
How is Tesla able to lease cars in the state?
The state Department of Motor Vehicles gave Tesla a license to lease vehicles
What does the state’s Auto Deal Association think? Jim Fleming, president of the Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association, said he believes leasing is little different from selling cars and that Tesla is violating Connecticut law.
Hartford Courant | Connecticut Says Tesla Can’t Sell, So Tesla Leases
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