Comment | Dear Chair Randolph and CARB
Board Members,
Community Environmental
Council is generally supportive of the Advanced
Clean Cars II proposal. However, the
Clean Cars II staff proposal does not sufficiently accelerate the
ZEV market in California. Please review our attached analysis that
provides evidence for the following points:
- Accelerated ZEV targets would yield higher
equity results for low-moderate income Californians, who are
severely burdened by the high cost of gasoline. They would
also more quickly reduce air pollution in
Disadvantaged
Communities. Lower income Californians need higher
ZEV targets so affordable used and leased ZEVs are more quickly
available, giving them an alternative to high gasoline
prices.
CARB
has the power to set ZEV targets beyond what the market is already
doing. California is trailing Europe and China in ZEV adoption, and
many automakers have already set 100% ZEVs by 2030 goals. Tesla and
other ZEV-only automakers are already there. Norway has gone from 5.6% ZEV sales in
2013 to 92% ZEV sales in
2022.
California has 34-ZEV
related manufacturers and 360 ZEV-related companies ZEVs have grown from zero exports to in eight years being
California’s largest export, according to the
Governor’s Office at $5.6 billion in value in
2020. California should take a leading stance and set a 100% ZEV by
2030
goal.
Sincerely,
Michael
Chiacos
Director of Climate
Policy
Community Environmental
Council
Santa Barbara,
CA
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