Category Archives: 2019 issue

Lege TREND. 3 Points Bill Text + 3 Points Messaging. Direct Sales Bill in Goldenrod State.

Nebraska Legislature is considering LB 830 to begin direct motor vehicle sales.

LB 830 will:

  • in the list of what a motor vehicle seller cannot do in Nebraksa, LB 830 adds:
    • to advertising requirements the bill adds, “who is not the manufacturer” or not enfranchised or authorized by the manufacturer”
  • adds to the list of what entities may transfer ownership of a motor vehicle ” the manufacturer of the motor vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer”
  • creates an exception to the prohibition of…

6 Republican Reasons for Supporting Direct Sales in Wisconsin.

  • Direct sales is the freemarket place
  • Direct Sales is rebranded as- Electric Vehicle Freedom
  • Puts American and Wisconsin consumers first
  • Creates high-paying jobs
  • Promotes American-made products
  • Direct Sales embodies the ‘America First’ principle 

 

State Appoints Tesla Employee to Motor Vehicle Dealer Board. 3 Results.

Virginia Governor McAuliffe appointed a Tesla Motors Inc. employee to a board that oversees automobile dealers, and here’s what happened:

  • The Governor became former governor before Senate confirmation
  • The Virginia Automobile Dealers Association vocally opposed the appointment
  • The Senate Committee rejects the appointment.

Background of direct sales in Virginia: The commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles permitted Tesla to open a company-owned store. The Auto Dealer…

#1 Reason West Coast High Speed Rail Constructions Costs Up Billions, Again.

California is building a high speed rail to connect the relaxed free thinkers of Northern Californians to the botoxed, bleached and bronzed support system in Southern California. 

Costs for the high speed rail construction have increased multiple times, the lastest in January 2018.

High speed rail costs have cliumbed 35% for construction phase #1, due to:

  • Signing construction contracts prior to securing right of way lands

The California High Speed Rial project will submit a “business…

TX Attorney General Opinion Watch. Manufacturers vs. Dealers.

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has requested an Attorney General opinion as to whether a dealer that performs manufacturer warranty repair violates the Occupations Code.

Why? A manufacturer or distributor cannot act like a dealer under Texas law.

Again, why? Texas Automobile Dealer Association filed a complaint with TX DMV claiming Cummins South Plains LLC violated this separation by performing manufacturer warranty repair work on diesel engines

Where is the legislative clean up likely?  …

5 Benefits of Texas Central Rail.

The chairman of the board of Texas Central Partners lists 5 reasons Texans should be excited about high speed rail:

  • it’ll set Texas apart
  • it’ll be the largest privately funded project in the nation
  • It won’t be disruptive, the noise is a “swish” from the electric train
  • it won’t have any crossings, because of the speed, the train will be elevated 25-35 feet
  • jobs. there will be 10,000 jobs for 5-6 years

KWTX | Temple: McLane says high speed rail is something to get excited about

4 Reasons a High Speed Rail Study Was Shut Down in the Midwest.

Where: Minnesota

The reasons that the Minnesota Department of Transportation was stopped from completing a high sped rail study:

  • Republicans denied the study federal funds for completion
  • Republicans said the study was a waste of taxpayer dollars
  • Republicans say Minnesotoans opposes high speed rail
  • A Republican said its not an economically viable project

Governing | High-Speed Rail Study Shut Down in the Midwest

Lege Trend. Direct Sales Bill Draft in the Empire State.

State Legislature looking to expand electric vehicle manufacturer sales: New York

What does the 2018 bill look like?

  • Limits current manufacturer sales of EV vehicles to 20 locations in New York
    • Requiring geographically diverse locations in upstate New York
  • Requires that the manufacturer-seller also have repair services
  • Applies only to manufacturers that were licensed to sell in March 2014

What’s current law on electric vehcile manufacturer sales in NY? 5 Tesla sales locations are…

Anatomy of a High Speed Rail Coalition in the Northwest. See the Study. Read the Study. Be the Study.

A recent feasibility study found that high speed rail could work in Washington State. So, what entities were backing the study?

  • Microsoft
  • Washington Building Trades
  • Washington Roundtable
  • Association of Washington Business
  • Business Council of British Columbia
  • Portland Business Alliance

How was the study funded? A $300,000 legislative appropriation and donations from Microsoft and Washington Building Trades

Is the Washington State proposal for high speed rail looking for private investors? …

7 Western States Join Forces to Connect EV Charging Stations. What you Need to Know to Make your Own:

The 7 states: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming

The MOU: Regional Electric Vehicle Plan for the West 

The 7 Interstate Corridors: 

  • Interstates 25, 70 and 76 in Colorado;
  •  Interstates 15, 84, 86, and 90 in Idaho;
  •  Interstates 15, 90 and 94 in Montana;
  •  Interstates 15 and 80 in Nevada;
  •  Interstates 10, 25 and 40 in New Mexico;
  • Interstates 15, 70, 80 and 84 in Utah; and
  •  Interstates 25, 80 and 90 in Wyoming. 

The goal of the states: to ease “range anxiety”

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