Category Archives: EV electric vehicles

Governor: 3 things Holding Self Driving Cars Back

Michigan Governor, a former tech executive, says these 3 tings are holding back autonomous vehicles:

  • Public is slow to embrace the technology
  • Effective commubnication to the public of the benefits of self-driving and connected vehicles
  • Coordinated work by 3 levels of government:
    • federal government to regulate design of vehicles
    • state government sets traffic laws & build highways
    • local governments install connected streetlights & other infrastructure 

What does Governor Rick Snyder…

EV Requirements for Ride Share. The Bill Mandating EVs.

California Legislature is considering SB1014 (2018) that requires:

  • all ride share companies to have 100% EV fleets
  • By 2028
  • $300 Million in funds to help ride shre drivers move to EVs

Which agencies are involved?

  • The California Public Utilities Commission and the California Air Resources Board to set electrification targets

Los Angeles Times | California lawmaker wants all Uber, Lyft cars to be electric by 2028

Local TREND. By the Numbers. Anatomy of City's 2018 EV Superchargers Rollout.

City: Seattle, which has adopted the  “Drive Clean Seattle” initiative that reduces the number of gas cars on the roads

Seattle installed which EV charging stations? 2 fast-charging stations for electric vehicles
 

What is Seattle charging for use of the super charging stations? 

  • 43 cents per kilowatt-hour to charge
  • This is about $10.70 to fully charge a Nissan Leaf

Other numbers to know about Seattle’s super charger stations?

  • 80 miles of range per 20 minutes of charge time
  • Seattle will…

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 

 

Business TREND. Anatomy of a 4500 EV charging station rollout by a utility.

The utility: PG&E

Total number of charging stations planned for the network of charging stations? 7500

Where does PG&E looking to place the EV chargers?

  • Condominiums
  • apartment buildings and
  • workplace

What’s the Q1 phase for the EV charging roll out plan? PG&E will place EV charging stations in partnerships with business customers

Cost of the program? $130 million

Length of the roll out to achieve 7500 EV charging stations: 3 years and end in 2020

Lege TREND. Increasing registration fees for EVs. 3 Fee Changes in Home of the Sego Lily.

A  114-page bill proposal from Utah’s Legislative Transportation and Funding Task Force suggests this fee schedule for EVs:

  • $200 annual registration fee for EVs, up from the current $44
  • $75 annual registration fee for hybrid vehicles, up from the current $44
  • The $200 fee is set to mirror the annual amount of gas tax the average Utah driver pays

The Salt Lake Tribune | Legislators propose radical changes for transportation, transit — including a tax hike 

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…

2 Regulatory Challenges of Connected Cars from a CFO

The CFO: Hertz CFO 

The regulatory challenges of connected cars:

  • Who owns the information conencted cars gather?
    • The Manufacturer? The OEM?
    • The tech company?
    • The vehicle owner?
    • the transportation agencies that want to communicate with the conencted cars?
  • How long does ownership of the information continue? 
    • The life of the car?
    • Do manufacturers want to be in change of the information for the life of the car?
    • Do tech companies want to be incharge of the information for the life…

Lege Trend. Pay as you Drive. How do you tax Ride Share. This State has an idea:

Who will be responsible for pay as you drive taxes in Minnesota for ride sharing? Ride share companies

What is the reason for taxing the companies? More people will not own vehicles as ride share becomes more popular as do EV, and autonomous vehicles

Governing | With Gas Taxes in Peril, More States Study Alternatives