We ask CARB to postpone the adoption of
this regulation until staff can properly distinguish what private
fleets (and public, state, and federal fleets) can and cannot
feasibly manage the transition being proposed.
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