Where Will the Money Come From to Rebuild Our Highways?
With state and highway infrastructure funds running low, lawmakers and regulators are searching for ways to raise new money, and are considering a hike in gas taxes as well as 'pay-as-you-go' fees.
“We need to have (owners of electrified vehicles) pay their share” for road maintenance, Lorraine Inouye, chairwoman of the Hawaiian Senate Transportation Committee, said this week as the body approved a bill that would charge hybrids owners $35 a year above existing weight taxes and registration fees, with the added cost jumping to $70 for pure battery-electric vehicles.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
German Cities Can Be Forced to Ban Diesels, Court Rules
Germany’s highest administrative court upheld lower court rulings that cities and towns can be forced to ban diesel vehicles to comply with European Union clean air standards for nitrous oxide emissions, which are blamed for some 75,000 German deaths a year.
In 2017, 66 German cities failed to meet the E.U.’s standards. The ruling itself doesn’t impose bans, but allows them as a last resort if other methods don’t bring emissions into compliance.
“Successive German governments have incentivized the sale of diesel vehicles, which were long thought to be a better environmental choice than gasoline-powered cars because, although they produce more smog and soot, the emit less heat-trapping carbon.
“Despite the ruling, the German automobile club ADC said in a statement that it does not expect cities across German to implement sweeping bans on diesel cars. Instead, it advocates hardware fixes and a more ‘comprehensive solution’ for attaining cleaner air.”
Read the article at The Washington Post
New Direct-to-Fleet Gas Delivery
Booster began with a simple and appealing idea: to let consumers and fleets bypass going to the gas station.
U.S. Department of Transportation to Discuss New Technology’s Effects on Fleet at NAFA’s I&E
NAFA Fleet Management Association announces it will feature a special presentation during its annual Institute & Expo (I&E) conference featuring representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The U.S. DOT will present an overview of the Connected Pilots program, which features truck and taxi fleets in New York, Florida, and Wyoming that are taking the lead to deploy exciting new technology. This session takes place on Friday, April 27, at NAFA's 2018 Institute & Expo in Anaheim, Calif.
A Taste of The Work Truck Show
FMW is looking forward to attending The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis next week!
