InfoHive – Transportation

Where: California

What agency is responsible for funding allocation? California Energy Commission

What funding has been allocated to Santa Clara and San Mateo counties?

• $21 million in incentives to Santa Clara County
• $12 million in incentives to San Mateo County

Who. Which utilities are involved?

• City of Palo Alto Utilities
• Peninsula Clean Energy
• San José Clean Energy
• Silicon Valley Clean Energy
• Silicon Valley Power

How will the partnership between the counties and utilities work?

• utilities pledge to contribute millions in matching funds
• utilities will be able to leverage local investment, CALeVIP funds will further expand EV charging accessibility

City of Palo Alto | State Proposes $21M for EV Charging in Santa Clara County

Where: Colorado, would be the 10th state to adopt  California’s ZEV policy

What will the Colorado ZEV mandate do?

• By 2023, 4.9% of new vehicles for sale must be battery-powered electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, fuel-cell vehicles, or others that produce zero emissions
• Targets increase until 2030
• Limited to light-duty cars and trucks
• Manufacturers can meet the standards by purchasing special ZEV credits

What does this mean for a gas powered vehicles? With the mandate 95% of an automaker’s cars for sale would still remain gasoline-powered

What agency is adopting the ZEV standards? Air Quality Control Commission 

Colorado Sun | As Colorado considers an electric-vehicle mandate, here’s what to expect

Where: California

How does the new easy payment system work? credit cards in lieu of FOBs

When did the push for easier EV paying start? 2013

Why did it take so long according to supporters of the new payment system? industry failed to solve the problem

What has industry done in response? Backing 2019’s AB 1424 (2019 | CA) the “Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act” which would restore contactless payment and require calls to a 800 number to pay by credit card

NRDC | California Moves to Make Paying for EV Charging Easier

Where: San Francisco

What: 1st ever permit for pilot of robotic sidewalk delivery

Who: Postmates

Postmates 3 goals when working with local officials:

• collaborative and inclusive approach to robotic deployment
• respect our public rights of way
• include community input

TechCrunch | Postmates Expects to land first ever permit to test sidewalk delivery in San Francisco

Where is autonomous trucking companies setting up shop? Texas, Dallas

Why Texas?

• California was not providing an immediate short term regulatory path forward
• Texas weathercocks long period of snow that is not the best for sensors
• booming freight economy

Who?

• Kodiak Robotics, 
• San Diego-based TuSimple, 
• “truck platooning” company Peloton Technology
•  Embark
•  Starsky Robotics

Wired | SELF-DRIVING TRUCKS ARE READY TO DO BUSINESS IN TEXAS

Where: Pennsylvania

Who: Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards

What is the new local approach for transportation planning in Pennsylvania?

• Stop thinking about moving vehicles on a road
• Start thinking about regional planning
• Utilizing a diverse workforce
• Better accommodations for pedestrians and cyclists
• Improving relationships with cities and counties

Governing | How Pennsylvania’s Transportation Secretary Is Shifting the Infrastructure Conversation in Her State and Across the Country

Where: Denver

What: Geofencing requirements for all scooters that prevent use in certain areas

What are the prohibited areas for scooters?

• 16th Street Mall
• plaza in front of Union Station
• area around Coors Field during Rockies home games

9 News | Denver can use GPS limits to stop scooters

Where: Atlanta

What: Scooter use will be prohibited at night

The policy concerns: safety after recent scooter rider deaths

Are other cities considering safety limitations for scooters? Yes, these 3:

• Dallas
• Nashville
• Athens GA

Any other city have night time limits on scooters? Yes Chicago

• scooters must be inoperable after 10 p.m.
• scooters must be off the streets by midnight

Star Tribune | Atlanta bans electric scooters at night, after deadly wrecks

What question does RQ-0300-KP seek to answer?

Does Chapter393 authorize a credit services organization to assist a consumer with obtaining an extension of consumer credit in a form other than a deferred presentment transaction or motor vehicle title loan?

If yes, are “signature loans” with no collateral authorized?

What are we trying to get at? Are credit service organizations limited to offering, as an extension of consumer credit, only the products enumerated in Section 393.221?

Where: German transportation tech company

What transportation market does FlixMobility serve?

• FlixMobility works with individuals and companies
• using its logistics platform
• building efficient long-distance (intercity) routes
• shortest connection is 50km
• most connections are beyond 100km
• “sweet spot” is 200km —

Is it just cars in their networks? No, cars, trains and buses

TechCrunch | FlixMobility extends Series F at $2B+ valuation as it gears up to add cars to its bus and train network