To Whom it may concern,
I am responsible for a fleet of 300 vehicles driven by
HVAC technicians responsible for maintaining building
systems. As you may know buildings account for 50% of the
worlds energy usage, and half of that is consumed in order to heat
or cool the building. We have evaluated the electric products
on the market that will enable our technicians to continue to make
buildings more efficient, and there simply aren't any made that
will allow us to carry the tools we need to effectively maintain
these buildings. The majority of our vehicles are <10,000
GVW, so I would request that this legislation be modified to only
include vehicles over 10k GVW This will allow us to reduce
energy consumption from buildings, and continue our mission to
drive sustainability.
Further,
We request CARB engage with the PUC and other relevant
agencies to develop a report that exams the feasibility of whether
or not the energy grid can be upgraded and how the grid will need
to be upgraded to meet these new demands including the overall
costs, ratepayer increases and a feasible timeline to accomplish
this herculean feat, before deciding on enacting the proposed
ACF.
We need to know the plans for addressing public DC
charging stations along the highways and for remote
locations.
A single big rig truck will need up to 15,000
pounds in batteries that will ultimately become hazardous
waste. We request that CARB work with DTSC and EPA on
developing a report that outlines how this massive new amount of
hazardous waste will be managed, before deciding on enacting the
proposed ACF.
We request that CARB engage a team of experts and
stakeholders to determine the cost and availability of the vehicles
needed to comply with the ACF regulations. Including the
technological feasibility of manufacturing vehicles that will have
the same capacity and power of those vehicles being replaced, and
that can be replaced on a one-to-one basis. We look forward to
that report that CARB must make available for public scrutiny
before deciding on the proposed ACF regulations.
We request that CARB prepare an environmental
impact report required under CEQA for the estimated 500,000 new
high voltage charging stations that must be in place to make this
new proposed mandate feasible.
Thank you for your consideration,
Regards,
A.J. Shelton
Regional Service Operations Leader
Trane
714-474-5593