Monthly Archives: September 2019

Where: Miami-Dade, FL Which rail project is this? Miami Dade monorail What has the Mayor inserted into bid draft documents? bar on participation by Chinese train and bus companies Does the mayor have political backing? Yes, Florida’s two Republican senators, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott who have warned of Chinese security issues Aligns with House […]

Where: King County, WA What requirement is King County considering for ride share drivers? adopting a curriculum for drivers to identify sex trafficking teach drivers warning signs of sex trafficking teach drivers how to help people who may be exploited The draft of the local proposal. K5 News | King County considers sex trafficking awareness […]

Where: Houston, Texas What is the new ride share market: An employee perk at Shell Oil company is a new Tesla ride share program Who needs more info about the Tesla ride share program? ElecTrip, a Tesla-based ride-sharing service headquartered in Houston How many and what types of trips are covered? Shell approved $40,000 in […]

Where: Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation What support to Texas Central Rail’s high speed rail did the EDC offer? board unanimously approved a letter of support for Texas Central The reasons Brazos Valley Economic Development Corp supports Texas Central Rail? Significant connection between Houston, Dallas and Brazos Valley Supports their mission to help companies launch, […]

Who: Ford What is Ford’s EV strategy: Make their staple vehicles EVs- SUVs, trucks, fleets, cargo vans, mustangs The goal: By not requiring a consumer to think of a new type of a car, sales will be volume driven and can be profitable Automotive News | Ford’s EV strategy takes shape in search for popularity […]

Where: Nationwide What: “Safe Ride Fee” Who: the fee was imposed by Uber upon passengers How much did this fee generate? $500 million What was the rational for the fee? “an industry-leading background check process, regular motor vehicle checks, driver safety education, development of safety features in the app, and insurance.” Does your city or […]

Where: Maryland How can a toll cut increase transportation revenue? Reduction in tolls will drive volume on toll roads, increasing revenue What proof do they have it could raise revenue? it worked before when Maryland cut tolls WTOP | Toll cuts ‘could’ boost revenue, Md. transportation chief says

Where: California Who: Tesla What is the game plan? This is a step toward self insuring driverless providing coverage for a Tesla fleet of driverless taxis What’s the hook? Rates could be as much as 30% lower than traditional insurers’ rates How can the rates be so much lower? Data. Vehicle data + Driver data […]

Where:  Bargersville, Indiana What 3 benefits does Bargersville gain from switching to Teslas? cost savings of $6000/year reduced maintenance costs from gas powered vehicles noise reduction at night patrol frees revenue to increase hiring Who else has adopted Teslas for patrol vehicles? Fremont, CA and Basel-Stadt, Switzerland have adopted the Model S Tesla New York […]