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As a new motorcoach dealer and exclusive distributor of Van Hool
motorcoaches, with multiple facilities and customers in California,
ABC Companies has a vital interest in CARB's proposed action to
amend the Omnibus regulation, and believe it is important for the
Board to hold a public hearing on this matter to fully assess both
the proposed amendments and their impact, as well as the steps
leading to the development of these amendments.


ABC Companies is unique as a leader in zero emissions motorcoach
sales and service, having sold and now maintaining 90 fully
electric motorcoaches in the bay area. While transitioning many of
our California based customers to zero emissions battery electric
motorcoaches, it is very clear that a strategy is needed to align
the cadence of integrating zero and lower emissions motorcoaches
with commercially available clean diesel engines.  Specifically,
our operators in California need an exemption allowing them to
purchase currently compliant diesel engines until new lower
emissions engines are commercially available in quantities that
align with available chassis.  In parallel, there is a critical
need to deploy a publicly available charging infrastructure that is
compatible with the needs of currently available electric
motorcoaches. Without the ability to balance the availability of
current diesel technology, lower emissions diesel technology and a
supporting infrastructure for a growing fleet of electric
motorcoaches, this critical industry is in jeopardy.