InfoHive – Transportation

What does the Electric Interstate Highway Standards Association say are reasons to support EV charing roadways?

• By 2023 the cost of EVs will be on par with standard motor vehicles
• EV operational costs are lower than standard cars
• Fuel tax revenue will have to be addressed by policymakers

How far in the future are fully wired roads in the US?

20 years down the road.

Courthouse News | Planners Envision an Electric Highway Future

Refreshing our recollection:

EV Charging Roads. The future of transportation procurement. Just the Facts:

• April 27, 2018

Where have EV Charging roads been installed? Stockholm Sweden

What does the partnership look like to develop the road?

• eRoad Arlanda is the development partnership
• eRoad Arlanda partnered with  PostNord, the first company to use the new electrified roads

How long of a stretch of road has EV charging? 2 kilometers

How does it work? 

• A track is laid into the roadway to allow for charging while driving
• The track is only active when the vehicle is over it and charging
• The vehicle communicates with the road system
•  Drivers or fleet managers can be billed for energy consumption

Clean Technica | 2 Kilometers of Electrified Road in Sweden — A Pilot for EV-Charging Roads

Where: Colorado

The bipartisan legislation, SB 167 (2020 | CO) , would:

• Allow any manufacturer to sell electric vehicles directly to consumers
• Applies to automakers that already have franchised dealers

What are autodealers saying?

• solutions in search of a problem

What are supporters saying?

• levels the playing field
• ensures a level playing field for future EV companies too
  • Such as Rivian, a Michigan start up

Automotive News | EV bill stirs direct-sales fear for dealers

The Colorado Sun | Electric-vehicle makers want to sell directly to Coloradans. Dealers say that’s a “solution in search of a problem.”

• AVs will reduce revenue from vehicle-related taxes and fees on sales, licensing, registration, and fuel
• AVs will reduce revenue from car rentals, auto repairs, vehicle financing, parking, ride-sharing and gas stations
• The impact to Texas: Vehicle revenues drop by 1/3
  • Over a 15-year period revenue drops from 18.4%of total state revenue in 2025 to 12.7% in 2040
• The revenue impact to Vermont would be a 3.3% reduction in vehicle related tax revenue

Pew Charitable Trust recommendation to lessen the revenue hit from AV: Shift new taxes or fees to road use or vehicle miles traveled

Pew Charitable Trusts via Governing | States and the Fiscal Constraints Autonomous Vehicles May Bring

The State: Connecticut

What is the background?

• Tesla operated a service center for 6 years in CT
• CT Department of Motor Vehicles denied a permit for Tesla to lease
• CT Department of Motor Vehicles reversed its decision and is permitting leasing

Why the 180 by CT Motor Vehicles? the dealer license law does not prevent Tesla from operating a leasing facility

Government Technology | Tesla Drops Vehicles Sales Lawsuit Against Connecticut

New Haven Register | Connecticut Concedes, Allows Tesla to Lease in State

2020 numbers for the Los Angeles to San Francisco High Speed Rail:

• $80.3 billion Total Cost in 2020
• $3 billion going to “bookend” projects in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay
• $64 Billion cost estimate in 2016
• 2031 estimated completion of Silicon Valley to Central Valley portion
• 2033 estimated completion of Los Angeles to San Francisco
• 2025 testing trains
• 2028-29 putting tested trains into service

What are legislators trying to do to the project? Move funds to local commuter projects

Los Angeles Times | California Train Price ‘Bullets’ Up Another $1.3 Billion

Where: Los Angeles

What are the specifications for the EV fire truck?

• EV use for 2 hours
• 2 batteries with a 100-kilowatt capacity
• Back up diesel engine

The cost:  Same as an aerial ladder fire truck for the $1.2 million on the Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck, or CFT

LA Times via Governing | L.A. Invests in Electric Hybrid Fire Engine, First in Nation

Where: Arizona

What: HB 2817 (2020 | AZ)

Are there other limits on local fees on ride share in Arizona? Yes, a constitutional prohibition that AZ Attorney General says presents Phoenix from imposing a airport surcharge on ride share

AP via NPR | Lawmaker Wants New Uber And Lyft Fees Banned At Sky Harbor

What 3 elements moved Texas away from being a P3 tolling trailblazer?

• motorist opposition
• voter opposition
• lack of legislative support

Where did P3 investments move? to social infrastructure like buildings and university projects

Transport Topics | Texas No Longer a Trailblazer for P3 Tolling

The study: Next 10 | Clean Transportation: An Economic Assessment of More Inclusive Vehicle Electrification in California

The state: California

The economic benefits by 2030 to California for EV adoption:

• $142 Billion increase its Gross State Product 
• $300 Billion + increase real income 
• 394,000 new jobs

Governing | Will EV Adoption Become California’s Next Economic Engine?

What entity approved self driving delivery vehicles? National Transportation Safety Board

What company received the first approval for a self-driving vehicle exemption? Nuro Inc., a robotics company based in Mountain View, Calif.

How many autonomous delivery trucks were approved? 5000

What do I need to know about the autonomous vehicles?

• will operate on city streets
• cannot go over 25 mph
• the deliveries: “last-mile delivery of consumer products, groceries and hot food from local stores and restaurants.”

The Detroit News | Governing | Self-Driving Delivery Vehicle Receives OK for U.S. Streets