Category Archives: motor vehicles

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

3 Arguments for EV Paying Mileage Tax. Energy Institute

The academics: The Energy Institute at HAAS School of Business, University of California Berkeley

Their arguments to support pay as your drive programs:

  • The gasoline tax is highly regressive, and EV drivers tend to be disproportionately high income
  • EV environmental damage is not ZERO
  • EV cars still impact roads and impact congestion and traffic

How many states are testing pay as you drive? 

Lege TREND. 3 Opposition Arguments to giving Autodealers Control Over Customer Data

Oregon, like AZ, NY and MT, is considering legislation to secure auto customer data.

The Oregon Legislation: House Bill 3152 (2019 | OR)

Opponent arguments in Oregon are:

  • this bill would “require very secure and highly-regulated computer networks to become less secure”
  • computer system owners would not even be permitted to deny access to dealers’ designated people who lack technical training
  • the bill limit what people can do with this data

The Oregonian | Opinion: Bill would give auto…

Lege TREND. Motor Vehicle Dealers Increased Data Security Requirements.

Where: Arizona

The legislation: House Bill 2418 (2019 | AZ)

What data secuerity measures are required of motor vehicle dealers?

  • auto dealers are designated as the gatekeeper of all the consumer information
  • prevent DMS system data from being sold

What’s the bill missing according to a cyber security expert? best practices or standards

Are other states doing this? Yes, NY, MT and OR

Was it supported by the state autodealer association? the association stands by the bill (whatever that…

Lege TREND. EV Tax Credits in a Southern Red State.

Georgia legislation, HB 732 (2019 | GA) looks to:

  • reinstate a $2,500 state tax credit for the purchase or lease of new electric, zero emission, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
  • $10 million annual cap
  • $500 state tax credit for residential EV charging stations
  • $1,500 credit for commercial charging stations

Electrek | Georgia Republicans propose $2,500 state tax credit for electric vehicles

REgulatory TREND. How one State his tackling EVs with an Innovation Start Up Competition. Who. Where. How.

Where: New York

How:

  • New York Created The NYPA Innovation Challenge to spur commericalization for energy storage
  • Supported by  NYPA’s $250 million EVolveNY electric vehicle adoption initiative
  • To meet New York’s goal to add 3 GW of battery storage by 2030.

Who: partnership between the New York Power Authority and New York University Tandon’s Urban Future Lab

Utility Dive | NYPA initiative targets quicker commercialization path for storage, EV startups

Reg. TREND. $76 M Proposal in North Carolina to Doubt EV. What your need to know:

Company: Duke Energy

The proposals nuts and bolts:

  • $76 million initiative
  • 2,500 more in-state EV charging stations
  • electric school buses
  • electric public transportation
  •  $1,000 rebate for qualifying Level II charging stations for up to 800 residential customers
  • 800 public charging stations across North Carolina, including DC Fast Charging
  •  $2,500 rebate for 900 qualifying charging stations for commercial and industrial customers who operate fleets
  • financial support to eligible customers…