I'm still trying to wrap my ahead around the reasoning that has the state Utilities Commission even worrying about ride sharing. In my state, the PUC worries about things like electricity companies and natural gas!
Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cor van de Water > via EV > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 5:15 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> > Subject: [SPAM?] Re: [EVDL] Evercar sez CPUC Limiting EV Adoption w/ ice- > biased micromanagement rules > > My first question is: > what is the problem they are trying to solve with this troubled solution? > It sounds like it creates more problems than it might solve, so apparently this > "solution" is not a good one. > Ergo: change the solution, if there even needs to be one. > > Cor van de Water > Chief Scientist > Proxim Wireless > > office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water > XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info > > http://www.proxim.com > > This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and > proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this > message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized > use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is > prohibited. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of brucedp5 via EV > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 3:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] Evercar sez CPUC Limiting EV Adoption w/ ice-biased > micromanagement rules > > > > % Smells like: CPUC is being influen$ed (Taxis and other Uber competition, > etc.) % > > http://news.sys-con.com/node/3756002 > California Public Utilities Commission Ruling Would Limit Adoption of Electric > Vehicles in Ridesharing, Comments Evercar > April 6, 2016 Evercar PR Newswire > > [images > http://photos.prnewswire.com/pb- > large/EN/2016/04/06/14/20160406144127ENP > RN352043-5_VF_190-_1_-90-1459953687MR.jpg?1459966476 > > http://photos.prnewswire.com/pb- > large/EN/2016/04/06/14/20160406144148ENP > RN352044-Evercar-90-1459953708MR.jpg?1459966423 > ] > > LOS ANGELES, April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, April 7, the > California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) will vote on a proposed decision > requiring personal ownership or long-term lease of all vehicles used for > rideshare services (also called transportation network companies, or > TNCs) > like Lyft and Uber. > > If the CPUC approves the decision, it would limit future growth of electric > vehicles (EVs) in rideshare by prohibiting car sharing among multiple drivers. > Professional management under a shared model is the only way EVs can, in a > practical sense, be put to use in ridesharing, given the complexities of > operating them for this use. > > By implication, the ruling would force TNC drivers in California to use their > own vehicles, which are almost exclusively gasoline-fueled internal > combustion engine vehicles. The ruling would support the individualized > ownership model that drives pollution, traffic congestion, and planning > challenges. Additionally, economically disadvantaged drivers would > disproportionately be cut out of participation in rideshare because they lack > access and means to purchase a vehicle or qualify for a long-term lease. > > "The proposed rules would make it nearly impossible for people who cannot > afford personal vehicles to earn income as Lyft drivers - and would roll back > our efforts to bring zero-emission vehicles on the Lyft platform," > said > Emily Castor, Lyft's Director of Transportation Policy. "Programs like Lyft's > partnership with Evercar help people quickly and affordably access electric > vehicles to use as ridesharing drivers, providing a flexible way to make ends > meet while also helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions." > > The CPUC ruling would be in opposition to multiple California state policy > objectives and programs like Los Angeles' pilot for low- income citizens, > which are designed to advance car-sharing, zero emission vehicle adoption, > and equitable access to transportation. > > "Rather than bolstering safety or quality of ridesharing services as intended, > the decision, if approved, will quite literally remove jobs from the economy > and have an adverse effect on the local environment," said > Michael Brylawski, CEO of Evercar. > > > The proposed ruling would prohibit car sharing companies like Evercar, which > operates a fleet of more than 50 EVs in Los Angeles, from operating. > Evercar > gives TNC drivers access to professionally managed EVs for as little as > $5 > per hour. The company's model also supports driver and passenger safety > through background and driving record checks, and by ensuring all vehicles > are new, well-maintained, fully insured and equipped with advanced > monitoring hardware to detect vehicle issues. > > "The reality is that you'll be hard-pressed to find a TNC driver using a > personally-owned EV today because they're costly and challenging to > operate in rideshare without additional support and resources," Brylawski > explained. > "The only way to increase EV adoption within ridesharing and fully realize the > benefits of the technology is to move away from personal ownership, > toward a model for shared EVs." > > > A CPUC ruling against the proposed decision would support continued > adoption of EVs in California, and encourage TNCs and car share companies > like Evercar to innovate to further improve EV services and support. Drivers, > particularly those who are economically disadvantaged, would not face > undue challenges in accessing economic opportunities provided by rideshare > services, and passengers would have more opportunities to experience > riding in an EV. > > About Evercar > Evercar is making the on-demand economy sustainable by providing > affordable access to shared electric vehicles for use in rideshare and delivery > services. Evercar is headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in > Indianapolis and San Francisco. The executive team together brings decades > of advanced fuel vehicle and fleet experience to the company's operations > and client work. Learn more at www.myevercar.com and follow Evercar on > Twitter and Facebook. > > CONTACT Michelle Wright (612) 386-6231 Email To view the original version > on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news- > releases/california-public-utilitie > s-commission-ruling-would-limit-adoption-of-electric-vehicles-in-ridesha > ring-comments-evercar-300247119.html > [(c) 2016 SYS-CON Media] > ... > http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/contactus/ > Contacting The PUC - the California Public Utilities ... > ... > http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/transportationlicensing/ > Transportation Licensing > The CPUC administers safety oversight and enforcement of moving > companies and passenger carriers (limousines, shuttles, etc.) ... > Passenger carriers (limousines, airport shuttles, charter and scheduled bus > operators, and others) obtain permits or certificates after providing financial > responsibility and safety information to the PUC, including evidence of > liability insurance and a California Highway Patrol safety inspection ... > http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/General.aspx?id=3801 > Starting or Operating a Passenger Carrier Company > http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/psgfaqs/ > > > > http://www.socaltech.com/evercar_making_evs_the_vehicles_of_choice_f > or_o > n_demand_drivers/s-0064809.html > Evercar: Making EVs The Vehicles Of Choice For On-Demand Drivers > April 8, 2016 > ... > http://evobsession.com/ev-sharing-for-on-demand-drivers-firm-evercar- > exp > anding-in-la/ > EV Sharing For On-Demand Drivers Firm Evercar Expanding In LA > March 25th, 2016 > ... > [dated] > http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/01/26/california-regulators-propose-new- > ro > und-of-rules-for-uber-lyft > California Regulators Propose New Round of Rules for Uber, Lyft > January 26, 2016 > ... > http://fortune.com/2015/07/15/uber-fined-california/ > California regulator fines Uber millions of dollars > July 15, 2015 > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Evercar-sez > -CPUC-Limiting-EV-Adoption-w-ice-biased-micromanagement-rules- > tp4681442. > html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
