Author Archives: Tessa Zavala

A brief history: The Trump Administration sought to repeal California’s clean air automotive standards California’s clean air automotive standards were sought by the major car manufacturers seeking regulatory certainty Day 1 Executive Order by President Biden directed revision of fuel economy standards Sacramento Bee | Biden moves to end Trump’s attack on California car, air […]

Texas HB 1105 (2021 | TX) is expanding digital license plates beyond fleets & government cars to include passenger cars. Refreshing our Recollection | READ THE BILLl | Procurement for Electric License Plates November 8, 2018 Where are digital license plates being tested? Sacramento city cars are pilot testing digital license plates. Are other locations on […]

Who is the new EV delivery van manufacturer? BrightDrop Is BrightDrop brought to us by a parent manufacturer? Yes, GM Anything we should think about when we think about GM? Yes, GM has a woman CEO,  Mary Barra How EV will these delivery vans be? Not only are the vehicles EV They will also have […]

Welcome to the 1st in the world, self driving water taxi Who is home to this gem? Knoxville, TN The company behind self driving water taxis? Buffalo Automation How does it work? By an app, Mayday, which functions like ride share apps. What’s the power source for this water taxi? Solar Knoxville News Sentinel | World’s […]

Transportation Network Companies like Uber, Lyft etc. are finding their way into vaccine access in these ways: Uber has partnered with Moderna to help get people to vaccines, plus to get Uber drivers vaccinated. Here’s their press release. Lyft’s healthcare unit has been working with the Biden administration to solve the logistics problem of vaccination […]

What would be penalized? Empty ride share vehicles “trolling” for riders during rush hour What is the estimated revenue? $80M per year Any other touted benefits of trolling penalties?Reduce congestion Crains Business New York | Trolling penalties for Uber and Lyft could add $80M to city budget

Where: California What did the one of California’s built train contractors tell California high-speed rail officials was slowing down the project? rapid turnover of state officials delays in obtaining land for the rail, state’s failure to secure agreements with outside parties, including utilities and freight railroads What does the high speed rail authority say? Disagrees. […]

Who: Helping Hands Community What does Helping Hands Community offer? streamlines how food banks and social service organizations deliver food, medicine and other necessities to senior citizens and those who are immunocompromised Who is delivering to those in need? Volunteers sign up in the app to deliver goods to people in their local communities.  The […]

San Antonio, TX is home to the largest U.S. wildlife overpass. Studies say wildlife bridges can reduce animal- car accidents by 80%. The overpass connects 2 sections of the Phil Hardberger Park. Funding sources for the wildlife bridge: $10 million in private funding City voters approved a $13 million bond Similar bridges are planned for Houston and Los Angeles. Wildlife […]

The city: Spokane, WA Initial Step: Pilot EV Program for 4 patrol cars plus EV replacements for 2 K-9 units and 2 tahoes The EV benefits: lower maintenance costs and longer life spans for EVs Spokesman Review via Governing | Spokane Wants to Switch to Electric Police Vehicles