May 9, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
CALIFORNIA,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Gas Tax,
GPS,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
LEGISLATION,
MINNESOTA,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
OREGON,
PRIVACY,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road Usage Charge,
Road User Charge,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
VMT Tax,
WASHINGTON Most experts agree that the way America funds infrastructure is broken. Many of our roads are in terrible shape. The Highway Trust Fund is nearly empty. Many local governments have difficulty paying for year-round road maintenance. The reasons vary. The federal and state gas taxes have never been adjusted for inflation. Many states divert funds […]
Editor’s Note: We received over 35 responses to last week’s Is This the Beginning of the End? NMA E-Newsletter #638. No matter what side of the divide our readers fall, they certainly have many different opinions about electric vehicles. Two things come to mind: the change from horse-drawn power to cars starting around 1900 and […]
Are we ready for the end of gas-powered cars? Internal combustion engines (ICEs) have been around for over 100 years. Are consumers ready to trust a battery solely to keep their vehicle’s engine running for the distances they want to travel? In March, many automakers announced they would by a certain year no longer sell […]
November 29, 2020 • Bicycle,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
Drone,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
New York City,
NEWSLETTER,
Ridesharing,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION Black Friday kicked off the 2020 holiday gift-buying season. As a matter of fact, Black Friday sales this year started in the early part of November instead of the day after Thanksgiving. Most of these sales will likely be online due to the pandemic. According to Digital Commerce 360, US consumers are projected to spend […]
November 15, 2020 • ALABAMA,
ARKANSAS,
Bicycle,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Facial Recognition,
GEORGIA,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
MAINE,
MARYLAND,
MASS TRANSIT,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
MONTANA,
NEWSLETTER,
OREGON,
PEDESTRIAN,
PRIVACY,
Ridesharing,
Right to Repair,
Search Warrant,
TOLL,
TOLLING,
VIRGINIA,
Voting Statewide ballot initiatives and local votes on infrastructure and transit have now been finalized from the November 3, 2020 election. Check out the final results below from the motorists’ rights statewide initiatives we outlined in the NMA weekly E-Newsletter #612. Important local election results follow the state ballot initiatives reporting. Statewide Ballot Initiatives Arkansas […]
