Category Archives: legislative trend

3 Ways the State of Ohio Funds Transportation Innovation. Public Private Partnerships.

How are the funds distributed? Partnership between The Ohio State University and Honda R&D Americas

How does it lure in innovation? 

  • Ohio State’s Office of Research hosts pitch day for reasearchers and start ups
  • Seed Funding. $25,000 to each project

Ohio State News | Ohio State gives seed funding to spur transportation innovations 

 

New Cost Overrun Projections. High Speed Rail in California.

A project estimate for a 119 mile spanof California’s high speed rail released this week included:

  • increase by $1.8 billion
    • the new cost increases relate to bridges, viaducts, trenches and roadbed costs
  • total cost estiamte of $12.4 billion
  • completetion projection: between 2026 and 2030

Governing | Costs for California’s High-Speed Rail Project May Rise by $1.8 Billion

Lege TREND. +1 State Revising EV Tax Credit. Read the Bill.

Where: Georgia

The legislation: HB 732 (2019 | GA)

The EV tax credit proposed:

  • $2,500 for new electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and zero-emission vehicles.
  • Sunsets in 2023

Does it include a credit for charging stations? Yes

  • annual aggregate cap of $10M
  • cost of the credit to tGeorgia will never exceed that cap

Did Georgia have a previous EV tax credit? Yes, it was $5000 er vehicle

Clean Technica | Bill Introduced To Reinstate Georgia EV Tax Credit

Lege TREND. State Increases Transportation Revenue. Does not Raise Gas. Tax. Where. What. Why.

Where: Wisconsin

What: A transportation funding plan with no gas tax increase

Why: Why tax when you can impsoe fees?

  • increase the annual fee on all-electric vehicles from $75 to $200
  • new $100 surcharge on plug-in hybrid cars
  • Eliminates state funding for future light-rail train lines
  • Bars use of state highway funds for bike lanes
  • Prohibits testing of driverless vehicles in the state
  • New driving fines, like $100 for driving in the LEFT lane with a car behind you

Twin Cities Pioneer Press…

Local TREND. 3 Examples of strict local Scooter Ordinances

City: Tampa, FL

What 3 local scooter requirements are being labeled strict?

  • Companies required to collect and keep thescooters coralled
  • Only on the dies walk
  • 6 mph speed cap set internally in the scooter

What else do I need to know about this local ordinance?

  • temporary pilot program
  • includes 4 companies ( Lime, Spin, Jump and Bird)
  • 18 years or older
  • driver’s license
  • Each company must offer a 24 hour liaison and 1-800 hotline
  • It could be preempted by statewide scooter legislation that…

Lege TREND. CAR Sharing Legislation. Its the NEW Ride Sharing Legislation.

State: Colorado

Legislation:  Peer-to-peer Motor Vehicle Sharing Program SB 19- 090 (2019 | CO) 

Insurance liability? Yes, insurance from the owner, driver, OR program. Butm if the program (app) holds the insurance the coverage has to be 3times.

What about insruance comapnies, can they deny to offer this coverage? Yes.

Denver Business Journal | New car-sharing regulations OK’d by Colorado legislators

Business TREND,. Sharing Economy + Trucking Industry. 3 Key points.

Who is the new kid on the blcok offering trucking services on a sharing economy? KeepTruckin Inc.,

What start up facts do I need to know?

  • 6 year old company from San Francisco
  • startup a valuation of $1.2 billion
  • it is the latest freight technology venture to surpass the $1 billion mark

The employees and locations:

  •  1,000 employees
  • 7offices in the U.S., Canada, Taiwan and Pakistan
  • customer base is:
    • operators with more than 250,000 trucks
    • equipped with KeepTruckin ELDs
    • 50,000-plus…