Dear Sir or Madame,
The climate crisis, long talked about as "distant" or "in the
future" is here, now. We don't have time for a gentle phase
out of fossil fuel consumption. Please consider a more
aggressive stance with your proposal for clean cars by the year
2030 to where 75% of all new cars & trucks are "clean" (EV or
Fuel Cell). Please consider the fact that even if a standard
such as this is enacted, many used cars and trucks will still be on
the road 10 - 15 years after this date (2040-2045). As a
result of the scale of the problem and the amount of used cars and
trucks which will still be on the road for many years after 2030,
one could safely argue that this standard should in fact be 100% by
2030. One additional thing to consider is how PHEV's will fit
into your policy. One suggestion would be to allow PHEVs to
count towards 85% of a clean vehicle standard quota (or some other
percentage), thereby making it easier for manufacturers to meet the
policy, and also making it easier for everyday people to transition
to electric. Fully electric may not meet the needs of all
Californians and until we have a fully developed H2 fueling
infrastructure in place, PHEV's may be able to help bridge that
gap, but a clean cars regulation will need to specify how they fit
into the picture.
Additionally, please consider strong equity standards to
ensure that auto companies will increase affordability for ZEV's
and access to charging/filling stations in disadvantaged
communities.
Thank you.
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