Category Archives: EV electric vehicles

Lege TREND. Traffic Enforcement & EV Charging Stations from the Mountain Laurel State

Connecticut is considering the following fines for parking in a shared EV charging station spot illegally by parking a non-hybrid or non-EV vehicle in the parking spot:

  • civil penalty of $150
  • repeat violations would incur a fine of $250

What entity would set how long a car can be parked at a shared EV charging station? The operator of the charging station

Bristol Herald Courier | Fines may come to illegal parkers of hybrid vehicle spots

3 Reasons Texas Experts Say Self Driving Cars Still Safe After Arizona Death

  • CEO of The Alliance for Transportation Innovation says we’re “on the cusp of being able to accelerate deployment in a way that will transform society for the better”
  • Assistant director of connected and automated transportation strategy at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute points to humans being worse at operating vehicles, and that automation is better than humans
  • A senior research scientist at Texas A&M says we need to focus on the human behaior, that automobile automation is to make…

4 Limitations. Direct Sales Bill for Manufacturers Sent to Governor in the Sego Lilly State. LEGE TRENDING

State: Utah

Background: HB 369 MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE AMENDMENTS

  • 2015 Tesla builds showroom
  • State denies Tesla the ability to sell vehicles directly
  • Utah State Supreme Court Agrees
  • 2018 Legislative Action

The 2018 Utah Compromise for Direct Manufacturer Sales:

  • Limits direct sales to:
    • electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles or other non-fossil fuel vehicles
    • cars and trucks less than 14,000 lbs
    • companies domiciled in the US
    • whose chief officers direct, control, and…

State dealer incentives for EVs. Anatomy of the Dealer Incentive Program.

State: Connecticut

What’s the dealer EV incentive program called? the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automotive Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR) program

What incentives are available to auto dealers under Connecticut’s program?

  • $500 per car sold
  • “Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in partnership with the Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association (CARA), present an annual “Revolutionary Dealer Award” to the dealership that sells or leases the most electric cars,…

5 Points. Saguaro Cactus State Autonomous Vehicle Executive Order. Copy it for your State.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey revised Executive Order: 2018-04 on autonmous vehicles includes:

  • follow applicable traffic laws and regulations of Arizona and the federal government
  • fully autonomous vehicles, with no driver in the vehicle, and on pulic roads must:
    • written statement to AZ Department of Transportation (AZDOT)
    • or, within 60 days of this order provide a written statement
    • waivers from the National Highway Safety Administration will be recognized
    • autonomous vehicle failures must…

Regulatory Trend. Self Driving Taxis. How Seguro Flower State Regulators approved Waymo.

it started with: A pilot program. A 2017 Waymo Phoenix-based pilot program that still had “operators” ready to take vehicle control in an emergency. Pilot program volunteers received  free service.

the successful pilot led to: approval of a permit of the self-driving transportation network service

the touted benefits: Self driving taxis will cut per mile costs for consumers and for programs that rely on rideshare for rides for seniors or medical trasnportation

Business Insider | Waymo gets…

4 Legislative Proposals EVs + Cities+Businesses + Funding

Colorado Governor is prposing the following legislative proposals in response to the growing use of EVs:

  • more funding to build out Colorado’s network of charging stations
  • Buy more electric-powered buses
  • Push public and private employers to make charging ports available for workers

Colorado’s Trasnportation Commission is adapting to EVs by:

  •  experimenting with ways to charge motorists by how far they drive as opposed to the gas tax

Denver Post | Electric cars and technology are upending…

By the Numbers. Republican EV fee in the Northeast.

Maine’s Republican Governor LePage is proposing  HP 1252 with the following fees on electric and hybrid cars:

  • $150 for gas-electric hybrid cars
  • $250 for all-electric models

How do the proposed Maine fees compare to the other 18 states that put a fee on EVs?

  • Maine’s fees would be the highest in the nation
  • Other state fees range from $30 to $100 for hybrids and $50 to $200 for EVs

Government Technology | Maine’s Governor Backs Bill to Boost EV, Hybrid Fees

Press Herald | LePage-backed bill…