May 4, 2011 • by Staff
Hawaii state lawmakers passed House Bill 1039 on Friday, April 29, which includes an increase surcharge on car rental taxes from $3 to $7.50. The surcharge will be used to help close the state's deficit.
For more information on the bill, click here.
The ride-hailing company says weakening the standards will hurt its business, as it needs automakers to produce fuel efficient vehicles en masse.
Uber sued reportedly out of fear the cap will be made permanent.
For the 2020-2021 budget, $2.58 million of the total $5.6 million has been derived from ride-hailing groups.
Several people who rent their cars on the Turo platform have reported being stopped by law enforcement while exchanging their vehicles.
One bill would consider carsharing companies be treated the same as traditional car rental companies while the other bill would categorize peer-to-peer carsharing companies as something different.
New Jersey's Assembly has approved legislation that would establish a task force for the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles in the state.
In a letter to Executive Car Rental, Michigain's Office of Attorney General said that it believes the rental agency is "engaging in a pattern of unfair trade practice."
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada recently became the world's first road agency to digitize roadway information for utilization by autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas.
Bill Plamondon, president of the American Car Rental Association explains how the FAA bill’s car rental excise tax amendment does not put an end to all discriminatory taxes and how results of a pending government study could bring new challenges.
As part of the decree, bookings on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify must be made 15 minutes prior to pick-up.
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