Category Archives: EV electric vehicles

TREND. Move over renewable goals, Bonjour EV goals

California Assembly Bill 1411(2019 | CA) would require  200,000 zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and off-road vehicles and equipment in the state fleet by 2030.

It also gives rulemaking authority to increase the number.

Sacramento Bee | Predicting homelessness + Zero-emission vehicles + Medi-Cal bill heads to committee

Lege TREND. EV Incentive Bill. The 5 incentive requirements:

Minnesota’s HF 2233 (MN | 2019) would create incentives including:

  • $2,500 rebates for new EVs
  • $500 for used EVs
  • Rebates capped at $7.5 million/year
  • Applies only to vehicles with a purchase price less than $60,000
  • Sets aside up to $1.5 million for grants to fund public-charging infrastructure

 

E&E NEws | Some fear wave of EV fees might swamp emission goals

Regulatory TREND. Allowing 3rd Party EV Station Ownership

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission removed barriers that prevented 3rd party ownership of EV charging stations.

The regulatory changes:

  • EV charging stations will not be considered “resale of electricity”
  • EV stations will be excluded from pricing requirements of the state’s Public Utilities Code

Utility Dive | Pennsylvania removes barrier to third-party EV charging station ownership

Regulatory TREND. 3 Recommendations. Regulatory Report. Utility Investment in EV Charging.

Who is making recommendations? Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection

What are the 3 recommendations for utilties to invest in EV?

  • transportation electrification
  • establishing statewide sales goals
  • expanding an alternative fuel investment grants program for municipalities, businesses and organizations

3 Ways the EV investment can benefit utilities:

  • invest in EV infrastructure to benefit drivers and the grid
  • support fleet EV purchases for government
  • Innovative financing…

State Funded EV programs. 3 Agencies. $2.46 Billion.

Multiple state agencies in California have committed, in total, $2.46 billion* in public funds to EV programs including:

  • California Utility Commission
    •  $1.048 billion
    • Focus on constructing charging stations
    • Funding from ratepayer fees collected by the three investor-owned utilities CPUC oversees
    •  2015’s Senate Bill 350
  • California air resources board
    • $1.087 billion
    • More than half goes to the EV rebate program
    •  $423 million to zero-emission trucks, buses and other vehicles
  • Calif…

Read the Bills. 6 State Approaches to Direct Sales.

The freemarket argument in support:  franchise laws are a “well-intended regulation is used by a group of people [auto dealers] to maintain an artificial monopoly”

 

Electrek | Tesla launches new multi state effort against direct sales ban 

Local TREND. 4 Reasons City Choose Solar Powered EV Charging

Fort Lauderdale chose Envision Solar International Inc.’s EV ARC product to provide emissions-free charging for electric fleet vehicles.

The city rational:

  • increase energy security
  • reduce carbon footprint
  • works when the grid is interrupted (hurricanes and emergencies)
  • includes a power panel for first responders

Next Gen Transportation | Fort Lauderdale Fleet Goes With Solar-Powered EV Charging