First Name | Daniel |
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Last Name | Altman |
Email Address | danielaltman12@gmail.com |
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Subject | ZEV emissions |
Comment | After reading the proposed emission standards for light duty trucks in the Air Resources Board’s Report, I would like to state that objections to the proposed standards should be viewed skeptically. First, while automobile manufacturer’s can claim that stricter standards will result in higher costs, the overall percentage is minimal because it allows companies to produce vehicles that create lower emissions while at the same relying on those same vehicles to alter their percentage of vehicles producing carbon emissions. Secondly, while corporations tout their production of hybrid vehicles they continue to maintain that production of vehicles remains costly. Automobile manufacturers have invested in research and development indicating that they believe corporate viability can be reached through the implementation of alternative fuels. This research alone should result in the implementation of new technology that may be expensive at the beginning, but should become less expensive as innovations are implemented. A case in point could be used by applying the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla model S. Both rely on battery-powered engines, but the cost of the vehicles is significantly different. While the Model S will start 59,900 after government subsidies, the battery powered LEAF will cost 27,700 after government rebates. This allows customers as well as corporations to produce alternative fuel vehicles while making them available to the public. In this sense, as corporations continue to develop in this technology, such transitions will allow them to share technology with other vehicles reducing the overall cost of production. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2012-01-25 11:28:46 |
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