Monthly Archives: April 2024

18 states have agreed to work with the DOT to investigate airline complaints. MOUs have been signed “with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, New Hampshire, North Carolina, the Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, the United States Virgin Islands, and Wisconsin. In […]

Washington State is reviving its $45 million EV incentive program and aiming them ”at people making less than three times the federal poverty rate, which is about $45,000 for a single person or nearly $94,000 for a family of four.” Western States have a much higher EV purchase rates than the rest of the US. California leads the […]

Minnesota legislature is considering legislation to require ride share companies to provide insurance coverage for drivers. This comes after the 2023 veto that had wide ranging ride share driver protections. MPR News | Uber and Lyft are agreeable to one piece of Legislature’s rideshare solve

AB 2607 (NJ | 2024) opens state transportation programs for seniors and the disabled to ride share companies. This bill also opens the state programs to taxis too. NorthJersey.com | NJ bill would let Uber, Lyft offer more rides to seniors, people with disabilities

Tesla indicates that it will proceed with its proposed 1800 mile charging corridor for semi trucks without federal funding. The corridor would offer nine electric semi-truck charging stations between Laredo, Texas and Fremont, California. Tech Crunch | Tesla still plans to build 1,800-mile charging corridor for semi trucks despite Biden funding snub

Under a new memorandum of understanding with the feds, state Attorneys General now have authority to investigate airline complaints. State Attorneys General have been asking for the power to investigate and report airline issues for several years. Route Fifty | Under new partnership with feds, state AGs can investigate airline complaints

Studies have found that 1/2 to 1/3 of escooter riders would have walked anyway. On the whole, e-scooters “help reduce overall transportation emissions — often preventing 20 grams of CO2 emissions per mile ridden on a scooter.” Rider Safety issues are increasing 23% a year recently according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Route Fifty […]

Hawaii is considering HB2748 (2024 | HI) that would establish standards for high speed pursuits. In the last year, Florida, the District of Columbia, San Francisco and Washington state have rolled back high speed pursuit restrictions. A Police Executive Research Form report from late 2023 urged policies that allow for high speed pursuits only in […]

 Minneapolis’ City Council is requiring that the ride share companies pay their drivers a higher rate inside the city limits. @abcnews