InfoHive – Transportation

Who is proposing an environmental fee for ride share? The Transportation and Climate Initiative, a 12-state pact of New England and Mid-Atlantic states

What is the fee proposal? 17 cents per gallon of gas to fund public transportation

Would the fee hit all drivers and not just ride share? Yes.

What are opposition arguments?

• Ride share and delivery drivers would be hit the hardest
• The fee increase would drive up the cost of all goods including fresh fruits & vegetables at farmers markets

New Boston Post | Climate-Change Carbon-Emissions Fuel ‘Fee’ Would Whack Uber and Lyft Drivers

Who developed a model act for peer to peer car sharing? National Conference of Insurance Legislators 

What does the model act cover?

• The intersection of state insurance regulation & peer to peer car sharing
• Requires coverage for the shared vehicle owner & the shared vehicle driver under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy
• Require a peer-to-peer car sharing program assume liability for bodily injury or property damage to third parties or uninsured and underinsured motorist or personal injury protection losses during the car sharing
• Require the peer-to-peer car sharing program to notify the shared vehicle owner if the shared vehicle has a lien against it
• Provides exclusions in motor vehicle liability insurance policies to exclude any and all coverage & the duty to defend or indemnify for any claim
• Consumer protection disclosure requirements
• Driver’s license verification and data retention requirements
• Require sole responsibility of the peer-to-peer car sharing program for any equipment, such as a GPS system or other special equipment put in or on the vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction

What is NOT covered in the model act?

•  motor vehicle regulation
• airport regulation
• taxation

Model Act

Insurance News Net | National Conference of Insurance Legislators Adopts Peer-To-Peer Car Sharing Program Model Act

Who: UPS

What:

• UPS is adding 10,000 EV delivery vans from UK-based Arrival Ltd
• Adding autonomous delivery in cooperation with WAYMO

Is there competition out there? Yes, 4 months ago Amazon added 100,000 electric vans from Rivian, a Michigan startup

Reuters | UPS buying 10,000 electric delivery vans, will test Waymo self-driving vehicles next month

Who is behind the studies about future EV charging station needs?

• International Council for Clean Transportation
• Boston University’s Initiative on Cities
• New York State Department of Public Service

What do the numbers look like?

• 3 to 5 times the cost to install chargers, than the cost of the charger ( Rocky Mountain Institute )
• 75% cost reduction if building codes change ( Pacific Gas and Electric)
• 10,000 more fast chargers are required along metro corridors (International Council for Clean Transportation)
• 9,000 and 5,000 fast chargers will be essential in California alone ( California Energy Commission)
• 80 mpg equals the average EV in comparison to traditional cars (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Governing | Lack of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations a Growing Concern

Where: Georgia

What: SB 159 (2020 | GA)

How:

• The bill will give exclusive regulatory control over scooters to local governments
• Adds a definition of scooter to the State Transportation Code

What did Republican supporters say?

• “We didn’t want to overregulate the industry”
• “We want to encourage more development of this kind of technology.”

Was it a surprise? yes, the bill that moved last session was a bill that preempted local regulation of scooters.

Route Fifty | Leaving Scooter Regulation to Local Government

WABE | Georgia Senators Are Moving Toward A Hands-Off Approach On Scooter Rules

Where: Vermont

What: HB 866 (2020 | VT)

Is there anywhere on the globe that allows emoji license plates? Yes, a state in Australia

How would this work? The emoji(s) is/are in addition to whatever combination of letters and numbers the state’s Commissioner of Motor Vehicles assigns to a car or a driver picks for themselves

Engadget | A Vermont bill would bring emoji license plates to the US

Where: Massachusetts

What: A 20 cent fee split between the state and cities is used to support sustainable projects like:

• sidewalk repair
• crosswalk safety upgrades
• curb protected bike lanes
• bumped-out bus stops
• expanding the Blue Bikes network
• safety improvements

Current legislation proposes to increase the 20 cent fee to $1.

Streets Blog | Fees On Uber and Lyft Accelerate Local Sustainable Transport Projects

The partnership: Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance

Who is participating? Amazon, AT&T, Ikea, DHL, Siemens, Lime & the nonprofit Ceres

Why join forces?

• together they have the purchasing power to drive broader EV adoption in the global auto market
• + it helps auto manufacturers attain price parity between EVs and fossil fuel vehicles

Win-Win.

Morning Brew | Amazon, Ikea, and More Form Corporate EV Alliance

Where: Florida

What: SB 1352 (2020 | FL)

How does Florida’s SB 1352 regulate advertising in ride share?

• Regulates sign size, that it must be digital, and illuminated
• Revenues must be shared 3 ways with the ride share driver, the company, and 10% to nonprofits
• Signs can only operate when the vehicle is running

Who is behind the legisaltion? Firefly, a company that makes and sells the advertising billboards for vehicles

Flapol | Digital advertising could be coming to an Uber near you

The new rules on ride share to regulate climate change impact brought to you by: California Air Resources Board

How do the rules on ride share impact climate change?

• reduce the number of trips by drivers without riders
• promote multiple riders taking the same car to different drop-off points
• faster path to more zero-emission ride share vehicles in a fleet

Why did the government act? “Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft emit 50% more greenhouse gas emissions per passenger mile traveled in California than the average car”

What is ride share saying?

• “We support the clean miles standard,” – Uber
• “We’re up to the challenge in this industry to have it apply to us first.” – Uber

Bloomberg Environment | California Moves to Regulate Climate Impact From Uber, Lyft