Who is VOLCON? An electric dirt bike manufacturer Where is Volcon located? Austin TX What’s Volcon claim to fame? ” first all-electric, off-road powersports company,” What’s the impact to Austin, TX? People say things like Austin “is becoming the electric vehicle capital of the world.” Austin Business Journal | Another electric vehicle company, Volcon, launches […]
Monthly Archives: October 2020
EV Charging Locations. Who has Access?
New York passed a law prohibiting non EVs from parking at charging spots. The law also prohibits EVs from parking at charging stations but not charging. Daily Freeman | New law makes it illegal for non-electric vehicles to park at charging
The Gig Worker Ballot Prop in California. Environmentalists Take a Side.
There’s a ballot proposition in California that would change current state law treatment of gig workers as employees. Who supports the proposition: Tech companies Who opposes the proposition: Labor and now Environmentalists Why are environmentalists in on this? The environmentalists say that the proposition would be bad for the environment because only if gig workers […]
Hypersonic Flight Consortium Led by Texans
The consortium: Department of Defense’s national consortium for modernizing hypersonic flight capabilities The official name: The University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics The Texans: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Partner universities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Minnesota University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Arizona University of Tennessee Space Institute Morgan State University California Institute […]
Will COVID eliminate the gas tax?
To be fair, the gas tax wasn’t performing to meet infrastructure needs before COVID either. What is the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials advising? The believe in a user-pay principle where the amount you drive determines what you’re paying, but COVID shows the weakness in this plan too A solution: Federal COVID […]
Anatomy of a $21.7 M EV Grant
Where: California Who: Volvo What: A $21.7 Million grant for Volvo to to deploy 70 Class 8 VNR Electric trucksin Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage What VOLVO says: Public- Private Partnerships are crucial to new technologies Utility Dive | Volvo wins $21.7M in grants to deploy electric trucks in California
New Ride Share Partnership to Watch: When Telecom & TNCs Partner
Who: Uber & SK Telecom ( A South Korean Telecom) What is the partnership all about? “”all-in-one” service system, which provides vehicle-hailing, chauffeur and parking services with a single app” What future project is this partnership eyeing? Uber’s call to provide flying car service by 2029 Korea Times | SKT-Uber alliance
Implications when a used Freightliner Becomes an EV Big Truck
Who is getting into the business of converting old Freightliners into EV trucks? ETruck Transportation Where: The family company is in Omaha NE Initial order: 200 trucks from an undisclosed Chicago company Delivery: 2021 Who provides the charging infrastructure? the customers The implications: Need an 8-10 hour range, how is the charging infrastructure built Transport […]
State Moves Forward with Electronic Driver’s Licenses. COVID FRIENDLY.
The State: Florida What is an electronic driver’s license? A driver’s licensed that is accessed through an app The benefits: COVID benefit: touchfree Curb identity theft No access for card skimmers With cloud-based information it is easier for police officers, bartenders and others to determine authenticity Tampa Bay Times via Governing | Florida Hopes to […]
Winning Factors for HyperLoop Location
Last week, Virgin announced West Virginia would be the new testing grounds for a hyperloop track. So, what factors worked in West Virginia’s favor over 16 other locations? availability of land low cost of living high quality of life ready workforce business-friendly government proximity to the engineering and business students and faculty at West Virginia […]