Mobility Solutions for Fleets
The Teamsters union has said that the passing of California's AB5 created the possibility for e-scooter companies to unionize.
Van pool provider Green Commuter used $3 million from California's HVIP funding to acquire the 19-passenger electric buses. San Joaquin Valley Equipment Leasing financed the remainder.
In their letter to Gov. Newsom, the executives say California has not kept up with the demand for zero-emission vehicles, noting that the 2019 vouchers for medium-and heavy-duty vehicles (M-HDV) and off-road equipment ran out mid-year and the vouchers for 2020 are already reserved.
The center will be based at Volkswagen’s Innovation and Engineering Center California in Belmont, and anticipates hiring 50 to 100 experts in systems engineering and architecture this year.
Werner Enterprises announced a pilot program to evaluate an electric-powered truck in year-long stint in southern California.
Nonprofit Green Tech Education & Employment is planning to develop a mobility hub to provide a zero-emissions ride-sharing service to Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood.
California will now charge electric vehicle fueling by the amount of energy dispensed when visiting an EV charging station rather than billing by the minute and will take effect at the start of 2020.
The state's Department of Motor Vehicles will start approving permits in January for commercial use of autonomous delivery vehicles under 10,001 pounds on public roads.
California has banned the purchase of gasoline vehicles by government groups and will require state agencies to buy vehicles from manufacturers that recognize the state's authority to set its own emission standards.
Remember compliance cars? California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed Advanced Clean Truck rule feels like its 2012 rule dictating zero-emission passenger cars. Only this time, fleets are involved.