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Business Trend: Volvo says by 2019 it will stop making gas combustion engine cars
Regulatory Trend: California’s chief air-pollution regulator says he’s talking to the California Governor about phasing out combustion engines sometime 10 years in the future.
Can States phase out combustion engines? States can their own air pollution standards, but they need EPA approval
International Trend:
San Francisco Police Department says that 2/3 of its traffic citations are issued to ride share drivers.
How can you speed through the Streets of San Francisco? Tickets include:
What do the traffic citstion numbers look like?
Wyoming Department of Trasnsportation is providing the public with access to a map of alternative vehcile fueling station.
Equipment World | Wyoming maps out sites for alternative vehicle fueling
Columbus, Ohio and Las Vegas, Nevada are both toying with smart technology to improve traffic.
Three things to know about the traffic technology testers:
Utah Tranportation Authority is a thorn in the side of Utah elected officials. They’ve been studying the issue, and trying to craft a solutions to remove the obstacles they see in the agency.
For those of you in Texas, think of an agency that is a mix of 2017 TABC, 2013 HHSC and 2011 TXDOT when it lost a billion dollars.
3 solutions from Utah’s elected officials to reign in a rogue agency:
California legislators are pushing for $1B in funding for clean trucks and buses before the September 15th legislative deadline.
The funding source and economic benefits legislators are touting:
The funding source for clean trucks and bus $1 billion: California’s GHG cap-and-trade system
Is there a simultaneous economic benefit to the state? Yes, the state has seen an influx of companies building clean trucks and buses because of the market growth in California
Does ride share usage reduce car ownership? That’s what this news report says, relying on studies from Texas A&M, University of Michigan, and the City of Austin.
Does this make new allies of taxis and auto manufacturers? Are taxis and parking lot owners gong to bond over the reduced use of parking lots?
Portland KGW.com | Uber and Lyft Could Kill Car Ownership in Big Cities
Detroit. Motor City. An editorial board at the Detroit News isn’t keen on rapidly legislating self driving cars because:
Michigan’s direct sales ban is being tested in Michigan federal court as a violation of the Commerce Clause.
What does that mean in normal people terms? The direct sales ban isn’t just a question of is direct sales a Michigan law and constitution problem, but does direct sales bans run counter to the US Constitution. Also, the Supremes can get involved- as in Ruth Bader Ginsburg et. al, not Diana Ross et. al.
What documents is the court requiring be disclosed?
Texas Attorney General Opinion KP- 0156 lays down the law on what constitutes when a manufacturer owns a dealership in Texas. The nuts and bolts of the opinion: