2019 issue – Page 4 – InfoHive

High Speed Rail. Elected Official Newsletter. 2 Key Points.

Texas State Representative Cody Harris House District 8 newsletter has this to say about high speed rail:

its a “catastrophic project against landowners”
“continue to fight for these bills until the High-Speed Rail is just a bad idea that almost happened”

Freestone County Times | HOUSE DISTRICT 8 NEWSLETTER

Reg. TREND. $76 M Proposal in North Carolina to Doubt EV. What your need to know:

Company: Duke Energy

The proposals nuts and bolts:

$76 million initiative
2,500 more in-state EV charging stations
electric school buses
electric public transportation
$1,000 rebate for qualifying Level II charging stations for up to 800 residential customers
800 public charging stations across North Carolina, including DC Fast Charging
$2,500 rebate for 900 qualifying charging stations for commercial and industrial customers who operate fleets
financial support to eligible customers…

New Kid on the Block. Opposition to Texas High Speed Rail

The new kid on the block: ‘ReRoute the Route’

ReRoute the Route message:safer, smarter rail options in Texas

Who is in the coalition? land owners, elected officials and business leaders

What do they say the high speed rail route should look like?

endpoint closer to downtown Houston
follow established right-of-way such as the I-45 corridor
minimize eminent domain and private property concerns
minimize environmental impact concerns
alleviate safety concerns of the curved track design
foun…

Local TREND. Big Brother Tracking Scooter Speed and Meting Out Enforcement

The University of Texas at Austin is the first in the nation to curb scooter speeds with geofencing limitations.

Scooters moving above 8mph would be slowed electronically by the scooter powers that be.

Texas Monthly | The University of Texas’s Scooter Speed Limit Is a Glimpse of the Future

Business TREND, Wireless EV Charging. 1st City Offerings.

The city first to offer wireless EV charging: Oslo

The business at the forefront of this trend: clean energy company Fortum

Initial target consumer: taxis & car services while between fares

E&T Magazine | Oslo to become first city to offer wireless EV charging

TREND. Move over renewable goals, Bonjour EV goals

California Assembly Bill 1411(2019 | CA) would require 200,000 zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and off-road vehicles and equipment in the state fleet by 2030.

It also gives rulemaking authority to increase the number.

Sacramento Bee | Predicting homelessness + Zero-emission vehicles + Medi-Cal bill heads to committee