Congestion pricing initiatives in local governments saw Uber announce $10 Million in spending.
- $1 Million is dedicated to fighting NYC’s congestion pricing
Is this a reaction to anything? Yes studies that say ride share increase congestion in cities
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EV Fleets. What does research say about them helping with EV numbers?
According to new data analytic rubic by National Association of State Energy Officials and Cadmus, government fleet incentives are the least helpfulw ith EV policies because:
- no evidence demonstrates that it improves EV adoption
- fleets are usually too small to make an impact by visibility
Utility Dive | New tool helps states identify EV policies that work, and those that don’t
Local TREND. Scooter Pilot Program. 7 points from San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas pilot program for scooters will require scooter companies to:
- be permitted
- pay fees
- annual permit fee of $500 as well as $10 per scooter
- no scooter cap on scooter numbers nor on companies
- require data sharing of where scooters ar epicked up, dropped off and used to help city planners
- required to have a San Antonio-based fleet manager
- 2 hour maximum for companies to address reported parking issues
- 1 hour maximum for companies to address scooters in restricted…
Local TREND. Ride Share Wants Tolling?
In Seattle, Uber is supporting tolling for:
- congestion pricing
Are they doing this elsewhere? Yes, $10 M committed nationally to support sustainable mobility
Why does ride share support congestion pricing tolls?
- the company supports “sustainable mobility” issues
- the company supports measures to reduce congestion
+1 City Scooter Ordinance Requiring Helmets. Where. What.
Where: Durham, NC
What: City Ordinance requires helmets by all riders.
The city ordinance also requires:
- $1,000 for permit application.
- $100 per scooter on the street.
- $25 per bike.
- $50 for each device the city has to relocate for the company.
- $500 to renew annual permit.
Business TREND. Data Sharing partnership to Help Local Governments.
3 businesses:
- Ford
- Uber
- Lyft
have joined the data sharing project, SharedStreets, that focused on transportation that combines data from public and private sources.
Source of this data sharing project: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the Open Transport Partnership
Goal of the project that helps cities: help officials integrate mobility services like ride-hailing
The Drive | Ford, Uber, Lyft Join Urban Data-Sharing Project to Reduce Traffic and Pollution
New Coalition for EV use. 3 recommendations.
Members of the Coalition:
- automakers
- electric utilities
- cities
- consumer groups
- unions
- environmental groups
3 Recommendations:
- Continue to increase fuel-economy standards;
- extend and improve the electric-vehicle tax credit;
- invest more from the federal government in finding and deploying innovative technologies.
NRDC: Commission Unveils Plan to Cut Transportation’s Energy Use
Business TREND. 3 Reasons a rail project opposes another high speed rail project in Texas.
SNCF America says Central Texas Partners high speed rail proposal in Texas will:
- Japan is not right for Texas. ” Texas Central “project is right for Japanese companies subsidized by Japanese taxpayers and wrong for Texas,””
- Texans should decide on rail. Texas should decide whether projects are high speed rail or fast trains
- Rail should connect to other projects. The Japanese high speed rail has an interoperability problem in that it cannot connect to other rail.
3 Ways Governments are Promoting EVs.
Looking to China and Norway, leaders in EV sales, shows these governments:
- Norwegian government began promoting the use of EVs in 1989
- early incentives
- early promotion of the incentive programs
- cut the annual registration tax on EVs
- exempted all EVs from road tolls
- EV owners to bypass the 24% value added tax
- Chinese government is focusing on promoting EVs through research and investments in EV manufacturing companies
- China is implementing a program like California’s Zero…
Local Government TREND. 19 Cities. Electric Fleet Car Promise. Procurement Link.
The cities & local governments include:
- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Houston
- Cleveland
- Pittsburgh
- Fayatteville, N.C.
- Los Angeles County
- Ohio’s Cuyahoga County
Year 1 electric vehicle purchase requirements: 376 vehicles in their first year
Requirements:
- local governments must lease or buy electric vehicles
- provides mechnism for local governments to buy charging equipment
- will offer assistance from the Electrification Coalition