Category Archives: business trend

Business and Regulatory TREND. EV Transportation Corridor. WHO. WHAT. WHERE.

WHO: Nissan and EVgo

 

WHAT:

  • Transportation corridor to connect the cities of Boston and Washington
  • 9 electric vehicle fast-charging stations
  • 52 total fast chargers 
  • The…“I-95 Fast Charging ARC”
  • 4+  EVs simultaneously charge at a power output of 50 kW

 

WHERE: I-95 & EVgo’s charging network has 1,000 fast chargers stations spanning 34 states

NGT News | New EV Charging Corridor Launches Between D.C. and Boston

Regulatory TREND. Anatomy of an EV Coalition Touting EVs=Jobs

State: Maryland

The EV Coalition: 

  • PC44 Electric Vehicle Work Group Leader Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
  • Delmarva Power & Light Company
  • Potomac Electric Power Company
  • The Potomac Edison Company
  • ChargePoint
  • Greenlots
  • Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Sierra Club 
  • Chesapeake Climate Action Network
  • Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
  • Marylanders for Energy Democracy and Affordability
  • Pace Energy and Climate Center
  • Solar United Neighbors of Maryland

Supporters of the…

By the Numbers Ride Share v. Car Ownership. New Study.

Study: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

The numbers for the average urban driver:

  • drives 10,841 miles per year
  • ride share would cost $20,118 annually
  • Ride share only would cost the average urbanite 2 times as much per year

What are annual ride hailing costs across major metro areas?

Atlanta$17,741

Nashville$26,397

Austin$19,821

New York $21,279

Baltimore$19,917

Philadelphia$23,201

Boston$27,545

Phoenix$17,436

Chicago$22,020

Pittsburgh$18,940

Cleveland$20,091

Salt Lake City$18,86…

Business, Legal and Regulatory TREND. Recouping the Cost of EV Charging Stations. Coming to a Legislature Near You.

WHERE: Missouri

What happened? Courts are determining whether EV charging stations are a means of obtaining a charging service or more like a gas station?

What’s the impact? If the EV charging stations are treated like gas stations then utilities can add EV charging stations in their rate base

What did the state PUC argue? That the EV charging stations offer a service, not the sale of electricity, and are not to be included in the rate base

What are Missouri courts saying? An Appellate…

3 Reasons Trucking Association Opposes State Highway Tolls

 Motor Transport Association of Connecticut opposes a toll road study because:

  • studies have already been done
  • funds should go to infrastructure not studies
  • oppose tolls and motor fuel tax increases

 

Background on Toll Study:

  • Created by Executive Order
  • Approved by the state’s Bond Commission
  • Will study how much revenue adding tolls to Connecticut highways
  • Supporters say it would be $1 B in annual revenue

Freight Waves | State trucking association pushes back against need for tolls in…

Local Trend. Business Trend. 4 Examples of 1st/Last Mile to Public Transportation.

Entering into partnerships with Waymo, Uber and Lyft, or creating their own programs, cities address  last mile transportation options for pulic transit riders such as:

  • Waymo driverless vans taking riders to transit stops
    • A pilot program in Phoenix will start with local government employees and expand to seniors and the disabled
  • Cities are partnering with ride share companies for first/last mile connections to boost public transit use
  • Cities are creating their own first/last mile…

LOCAL TREND. Bike Sharing Ordinance in the Northwest. 5 Key Elements.

Seattle City Council adopted a new bicylce sharing ordinance that:

  • creates a 20,000 cap on sharing bicylces
  • sets a nonbinding deadline for the city to build a network of protected downtown bike lanes 
  • 4 companies, only 1 company, Lime has agreed to continue operating
    • $250,000 licensing fee
    • 5,000 bikes each
  • Audits 2 times a year  to ensure proper bike parking
  • The licensing fee is to fund up to 200 new bike-parking corrals

Seattle Times | City Council approves new bike-share rules,…

Local TREND. Dockless Bike Ordinance Proposal Greater DFW

Local government: Rowlett

Proposed dockless bike ordinance:

  • pilot policy program
  •  evaluate the magnitude of bike share systems before enacting strict enforcement
    • why? strict enforcement uses a lot of city man hours
  • foster a cooperative relationship with dockless bike vendors
  • partner with deveopment areas to build relationships with the dockless bike companies
  • 6-9 months of data, as it is predicted that dockless bike use will peak in fall winter and spring

Rowlett Lakeshore Times…