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Who: Drive Electric
What is the Try Before You Buy program for EVs? In the UK, it allows businesses and public sector organisations to try an EV car or Truck for 30 days
Is the program limited to 1 manufacturer? No, it includes Hyundai Kona, the Kia E-Niro, Renault Kangoo and Nissan e-NV200.
Electrive | DriveElectric tests ‘try before you buy’ EV scheme
Who: The City of New York’s Taxi & Limousine Commission & out of work delivery drivers
What are they delivering? Meals as food pantries shutter
Additional State funding eyed? yes, an additional $25 million in emergency funding for food
Politico | As food pantries shutter, city partners with out-of-work drivers for home-delivered meals
Who: Congress
What: House Administration took action to move toward funding commuting costs, including for staff to take Uber and Lyft rides to and from work, citing risks associated with the spread of coronavirus.
Roll Call | House funds allowed for Uber and Lyft as virus spurs transit cuts
Who is taking an opinion on this? The Tax Foundation
What does the Tax Foundation think about applying rental car tax structures to peer to peer car sharing platforms? Nope, not the way to go
What tax structure should be applied to peer to peer car sharing? ” policymakers should consider ways for localities to replace the revenue they rely on from rental car excise taxes.” (the rental car tax unfairly burdens out of state visitors)
What did the Georgia State Legislature do to tax peer to peer car sharing? HB 378 (2020 | GA) applies the municipal rental car excise tax to peer to peer car sharing apps
Where: San Francisco
What’s the exception for gig economy workers ? Groceries and pharmacies are still open and delivering goods is within the exception to the shelter in place order
Is this triggering another policy issue? Yes, the enforcement and full enactment of AB 5 which classifies gig economy workers as employees
Gig Workers Rising | California Policymakers Must Protect Gig Workers During Coronavirus Health Crisis
Tech Crunch | San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order does not apply to gig workers
What COVID 19 measures has Uber taken?
Tech Crunch | Uber and Lyft suspend shared ride options to limit coronavirus spread
Who is asking for the TX Attorney General to answer a question? State Representative Tracy King
What is the question to be answered? Does TX DMV have authority to register and title three-wheeled, low speed, electric vehicles are eligible for registration and titling by DMV, so that businesses, consumers and tourism interests may utilize these vehicles?
What’s been happening in other states? Other states have relied on Federal Register definition of motorcycle to register and title 3 wheel vehicles as motorcycles.
Who is the stereotypical EV owner out there in the ethos?
What the numbers are saying:
2 Ways fintech and the auto industry intersect:
Fismes | Fintech-Powered Innovation In The Automotive Industry- The Latest Trends
Where? Kentucky
Who is in the coalition supporting a gas tax increase? The Kentucky Infrastructure Coalition
The legislation: HB 580 (2020 | KY)
The tax increase: