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Local Control & EVs. Anatomy of parking vs. private charging curb side vs. public charging…2 Ordinances

Philadelphia is convening a task force to guide integration of electric vehicles into the quagmire of parking and charging in the City of Brotherly Love.

The policy issues:

Whether and how to permit curb side charging in residential neighborhoods
how EVs relate to transit, walking, and cycling

Philly Voice | Newly assembled task force will guide policy on Philly’s electric cars

State Reg. Trend. Smart Roads. The Numbers behind the trend.

Delaware DOT is partnering with agencies, automobile manufacturers and technology companies, and network segmentation to fine tune smart roads. The test road- a restretch of I-95.

Why the rush to start testing smart roads?

220 million connected cars will be on the road by 2020
3/4 of the 92 million cars shipped globally with have connectivity
62% of consumers say hackers will breach connected cars

State Tech | The Connected Vehicle Revolution Makes Cybersecurity Top of Mind

How Wine Country is Expediting EV Charging Station Permits via a statewide bill. Read the bill.

In 2015, California passed Assembly Bill 1236 that asks towns under 200,000 to provide for expedited permits for EV charging stations.

What did AB 1236 require small cities to do to make more EV charging stations a reality?

provide a “submittal check list” for EV station applicants
applicant approval through the issuance of a non-discretionary permit such as a building permit
limit permit denials to whether the EV station would have an “adverse impact upon the public health and safety.”

So…

17 States Address Data Security and Self Driving Cars. 1 State Declares the Data Private. What you need to know:

17 States have laws concerning when self driving car data can be accessed.

The 17 states are: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington

Only North Dakota refers to the self driving car data as private data.

Bryan Cave LLP | Data Privacy Issues of Self-Driving Vehicles

Regulatory Trend. How one state is directing charging stations

State: Minnesota

How is Minnesota trying to direct charging stations for EV cars? By guiding private investment

What state action furthered the guiding of private investment?

MN partnered with WI, IL, IN, MI and the city of Detroit to designate a stretch of Interstate 94 the “Great Lakes Zero Emission Corridor”
the Zero Emission Corridor led to MN DOT erecting signs highlighting nearby electric charging options.

Star Tribune | With more electric cars coming, Minnesota officials consider…

TREND. Self Driving Car laws. Federal Regulator says states should chill & look to this federal law for drafting inspiration.

Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, said lawmakers should:

ease up on self driving car laws
and if we’re protecting consumer information when it comes to self driving and connected cars, lawmakers should look to HIPPA as a drafting example

Why the call for caution? because too many different self driving car laws and rules will:

create unnecessary or duplicative regulation
innovation could slow or stop
ultimately consumers could be worse off.

SC Media | FTC chair…

TREND. Failed Bill Leads to Regulatory Negotiation for Direct Sales. Case Study.

North Carolina Legislature failed to pass a bill for the direct sales of automobiles, because of opposition not from dealers but from auto manufacturers.

Lemons were turned into organic, naturally sweetened organic lemonaide.

Tesla and North Carolina’s Department of Motor Vehicles are negotiating a compromise to allow for 6 direct sales locations.

Electrek | Tesla’s direct-sale bill is shelved in North Carolina

Legal Trend. Manufacturer Sales. Direct Sales Win in Western Red State. Key Economic Argument.

Tesla secured the right to sell vehicles in Arizona, and here’s how:

The Key Economic Argument from the administrative law judge found that the intent of the dealer law was to prevent an automaker from unfairly competing against franchises selling its brands
As Tesla has no dealerships, the law doe not to prohibit Tesla direct sales or any direct sales.
Auto dealers sued in Maricopa County Court which upheld the Administrative Law Judge’s ruling

Arizona Republic | Yes, you can buy a Tesla…