Monthly Archives: May 2023

Phoenix is moving its autonomous vehicle pilot into the next phase to pilot autonomous public transit. The 5 year pilot program will require vehicles to drive safely on normal streets (no special lanes), be equipped with dash cams as well as in-car cameras to monitor the passenger compartment, and have controls for routing, scheduling, station […]

In 2022, 21.4% of public EV chargers did not work. In 2020 it was 14.5%. what’s causing this? broken parts, frozen information screens, malfunctioning payment systems, copper thieves stealing cords, damage from vandals. Some vandals stuffed ground meat into charging plugs. Governing | Why Do So Many EV Chargers Across the Nation Not Work?

Minnesota did not pass a fee on ride share rides because the tax/fee was too complicated to implement and only raised $20 million. MinnPost | Legislative proposal would add fees to Uber rides, Amazon deliveries to fund Minnesota transportation

Maine Legislature is considering LD1937 (2023 |ME) that will require rail shipment contents to be disclosed. In 2015 Maine passed a law to make rail cargo contents protected from disclosure. Trains | Maine legislature seeks to end confidentiality for rail shipment of hazardous materials

NYC released what it’s calling first of its kind data on EV charger use as part of its curb side EV charger pilot program. The 100 EV chargers were operational operation 99.9% of the time. Utilization and reliability has exceeded expectations. Utilization rates in December 2022 were 34%. NYC DOT | New, First-in-the-Nation Electric Vehicle […]

Public transit use to Taylor Swift concerts is breaking records. In Atlanta the 4 public transit routes to the stadium TRIPLED their ridership to  140,000 riders because of the concert. In Philadelphia, 27,000 fans took the subway after the concert. Governing | Taylor Swift Fans Give Public Transit a Well-Timed Boost

Add Minnesota to the list of 19 states that permit drivers licenses for undocumented drivers. The policy arguments are public safety, increasing sense of community for the immigrants, and “assimilation.” When this passed in California, the number of hit and runs decreased by 10%. Stanford Business | Should States Give Driver’s Licenses to Unauthorized Residents? […]

SB 40 (2023 | IL) is on the desk of the Illinois Governor for signature. The bill would require all new homes to be EV charger ready. Supporters say it can cost 6times more to retrofit EV chargers. WJOL | Bill Mandating EV Charger Capabilities for New Construction Headed to Illinois Governor

Delaware is poised to enact SB103 (2023 | DE) that will require all new homes to have an EV charger installed. Single-family homes would require a charger in the garage or the home’s designated parking space, & multi-family homes must have 5% of parking spaces equipped for charging electric vehicles. Town Square | EV Chargers […]

Sweden will be the first country to have a permanent EV charging road. Sweden will build out 1800 miles of EV charging roadways. The electric road system (ERS) will enable EVs to recharge on the move, enabling greater distances to be traveled between charge station visits. Several years ago Sweden piloted EV charging roadways near […]