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 […]
Monthly Archives: April 2020
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 […]
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 […]
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 Miami Herald | A transit system in crisis, Miami-Dade buying Uber, Lyft rides on overnight bus routes
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 […]
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 TSA | TSA checkpoint travel numbers for 2020 and 2019
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 […]
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. Tech | Coronavirus Threatens Shared E-Scooter Companies
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: […]