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 Valley ZEV Mobility Project, a $1.9 million California pilot program that gave 4 EV fleet vehicles and charging infrastructure to rural agricultural communities by creating green rideshare to grocery stores and medical appointments. The pilot lasted 4 months and vanished during COVID. The EVs were transferred to Los Angeles and never returned. The 9 charging […]

A study published this month in the journal Science of the Total Environment found that in California, every 20 zero-emissions vehicles per 1,000 people in a given zip code led to a 3.2 percent drop in the rate of emergency room visits due to asthma. This 7 year study found that as EV adoption grew, ER visits […]

Let’s take a peek at Iowa’s EV charging tax. Iowa passed a tax on kilowatt hours of charging 4 years ago. The legislature is currently thinking about tweaking it. When Iowa passed its kw tax on EV charging it also included an added registration fee for EVs and an excise tax for hydrogen fuel. Some […]

Greenification. It’s my new faux word for cities adding more trees and vegetation to roadways. In late 2022, we talked about a partnership Philadelphia entered into to add more fruit trees to its infrastructure to not only add green but also add access to fresh produce.  Rio de Janeiro is looking at greenification not only […]

HF 413 (2023 | MN) would allow a single electric company to own chargers in Minnesota. Similar bills supporting the same company are under consideration in CO and NM. The opposition is organized b y Charge Ahead partnership representing retailers, grocers, energy marketers, truck stops and convenience stores. They say “allowing ratepayer-supported utilities such as […]

South Carolina is considering amending its move over, slow down law. Most states have a law that requires drivers to slow down and/move over lane for first responders. South Carolina wants to extend this to any vehicle on the side of the road with its flashers on. WYFF4 | SC legislature proposing changes to ‘Move […]

NYC piloted a technology that will automatically reduce the speed of its fleet if a vehicle exceeds a certain speed. During the pilot vehicles drove legal limits 99% of the time and reduced rapid hard breaking by 36%. Pilot testing will continue through 2024 before full fleet rollout will be recommended. Route Fifty | How […]

What is happening? Colorado’s Department of Transportation has a new task- to build affordable housing. The DOT hopes to attract and retain more workers by building places for workers to live in the mountains. How do you keep snow plow drivers? You build affordable housing for them. Why is this important? We’ll remember a similar […]

What is happening? Automakers are suing over Massachusetts Right to Repair law the outcome of which will impact independent auto repair shops. If the right to repair law is overturned independent auto repair shops say they’d be forced out of business. Route Fifty | A Massachusetts Law Protects the Right to Repair Your Own Car. […]

What is happening? Meet Wyoming’s SJR004 (2023 | WY) that would ban the sale of EVs in Wyoming. Supporters say they support the fossil fuel industry, that wide spread use of electric vehicles are impractical in Wyoming, and environmental concerns over disposing of EV batteries. Autoweek | Wyoming Legislators Want to Ban EVs by 2035 […]