- FHWA Issues RFI On Electric Truck, Bus And Van Charging Technology And Infrastructure
- Congestion Pricing Remains A Possibility In San Francisco
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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FHWA Issues RFI On Electric Truck, Bus And Van Charging Technology And Infrastructure
FHWA yesterday announced the issuance of a request for information (RFI) about electric vehicle (EV) charging technologies and infrastructure needs for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The agency, in collaboration with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, seeks stakeholder feedback on four topics:
- unique EV charger and station needs,
- vehicle charging patterns,
- charging technology and standardization, and
- workforce, supply chain, and manufacturing to support charging of medium- and heavy-duty battery EVs in DOT vehicle classes four through eight, which include delivery vans, school buses, semi-tractor trucks, fire trucks, dump trucks, and tour buses.
The RFI follows the release earlier this year of the National Zero Emission Freight Corridor Strategy. Feedback “will help shape how the federal government [including EPA] can support the development and timely build-out of a national EV charging network that balances the needs of rapidly evolving technology and infrastructure investments in freight and a multimodal transportation system. The goal is to collect information on the potential type and need for setting federal standards.”
The Federal Register notice of the RFI has instructions for submitting comments, which must be received on or before November 12. “Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.”
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives Service Plazas US Department of Energy US Department of Transportation (USDOT) US Gov't Transportation Funding US Infrastructure Funding And Financing InitiativesCongestion Pricing Remains A Possibility In San Francisco
In a 10-minute audio feature, KALW, Bay Area public media, looks at the prospects of introducing congestion pricing in San Francisco, something transit advocates continue to support. “With New York City’s plan on hold, could San Francisco be the first U.S. city where congestion pricing gets a road test?” asks the station’s climate reporter Mary Catherine O’Connor. She talks about what the future might hold and interviews drivers who would be affected by a downtown congestion toll program.
San Francisco transportation officials have studied the possibility of creating a congestion pricing zone, but no plan has gotten off the ground yet. They would need state legislative authority to implement any type of toll program.
California Congestion Pricing ETC Systems San Francisco Bay Area (CA) San Francisco County Transportation AuthorityThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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