- Caliornia’s pilot pay as your drive program is called the California Road Charge Pilot Program
- The state policy support arguments for pay as your drive: fairness as pay as you drive accounts for EVs, hybrid and feul efficient vehicles
- The opposition to taking the pay as your drive statewide: the privacy issues of mileage trackers.
- will mileage trackers be placed in cars? will they track GPS locations?
- will mileage trackers be installed at gas pumps and charging stations?
- will…
Category Archives: motor vehicles
Legal Trend Begetting Lege Trend. 3 Points from a Direct Sales Court Win in the Midwest.
Background: The Missouri Department of Revenue granted Tesla the ability to sell directly without using the dealership process. As a result, the Missouri Automobile Association brought a lawsuit in 2015.
The Appellate Court Ruling:
- The Court said the Autodealers did not have standing to bring suit against the Department of Revenue and that the “association’s challenge sounded more like a competitor seeking to avoid competition than an attempt to defend a larger public interest”
- Tesla’s…
Polling. 2 Policies Expected for Connected Cars.
Polling of US and UK consumers by Thales’ E-Security IoT Survey shows that consumers expect connected cars to:
- necessitate data security policies for consumers for safety
- 60% say connected cars ” pose security concerns with integrity and malfunctions”
- necessitate malware and ransomeware protections
- 46% of US and 52% of UK participants have security concerns on viruses or malware
- 40% say data security is the most improtant question when purchasing a connected car
Regulatory Trend. Flex Routes Using Shoulder Lanes. Who. What.Where.
The State Road using Flex Routes: Michigan’s U.S. 23
What’s a FlexRoute? inside median shoulder can be used by drivers during rush hours
2 Policy reasons regulators support the Flex Route:
- more economical way to manage peak-hour congestion
- increases safety along the corridor
Equipment World | Mich.’s new Flex Route can cut travel time in half, MDOT says
Transportation Funding Trend. Set Asides for Smart Vehicles in the West
State: Nevada
The Transportation Funding Set Aside Proposal: 5% of transportation funding for smart vehicles
How will the 5% be divided within the state? 80% to large and midsize cities & 20% to Rural areas and regional partnerships
Proponents: Bipartisan: Democratic State Senator Catherine Cortez Masto 7 Republican Governor Sandoval
Las Vegas Review Journal | Nevada senator calls for tax money for ‘smart’ vehicle projects
Anatomy of a State Bill for Direct Auto Sales. Free Market + Vehicle Freedom = legislation.
Wisconsin legislators announced legislation to permit the direct sales of certain EV vehicles in Wisconsin.
The bill’s tagline: Electric Vehicle Freedom Act.
The press release from legislators:
Representative Brooks and Senator Kapenga Introduce “Electric Vehicle Freedom Act”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Legislation would let Tesla sell directly to buyers in Wisconsin
Legal & Lege Trend. EV Fee Unconstitutional? 2 Points= you're informed.
- Oklahoma Legislature passed Motor Fuels Tax Fee (HB 1449) to tax/impose a fee on EV ($100) and hybrid cars ($30)
- The OK Supreme Court declared HB 1449 unconstitutional because:
Oklahoma House Bill 1449 (2017 Regular Session)
News On 6 | Another OK Legislature ‘Fee’ Deemed Unconstitutional
TREND. EV Truck Platooning. 4 Key Points.
- Tesla is set to unviel its electric self driving truck in Novmeber 2017
- The economics of truck driving has shown the greatest efficiency with a platoon of trucks
- 7-8 trucks driving in close proximity
- effectively reduces diesel costs for regular trucks and can reduce battery use
- Long range (900 mile) EV trucks are thought to be cost prohibitive unless robotic battery changing (not charging) stations are available
- Self driving electric trucks will focus on short range trips
Campaign Trend. Voters Approve Tightening Transportation Funding.
Voters in Lousianna approved a dedication of funds to transportation from an increased gas tax.
The gas tax has not been increased in 28 years and has not yet been increased.
The dedication of gas tax increase funds to transportation projects was seen as the major hurdle for approval of a gas tax increase.
Governing | Louisiana Voters OK Measure to Tighten Transportation Spending
Local Government Trend. The Low Down on connected transportation data exchange.
The City: Columbus OH
What’s a connected transportation data exchange? The Smart Columbus Operating System is a system to share near-real-time data on traffic
How does it work? it will collect data from cars that transmit metrics like time, speed and location with road-side units. The data will be overlayed to create a regional transportation outlook
But, how does the city get the car data?
- From volunteers who volunteer their vehicles. Columbus is looking for 3000 volunteers
- school…