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To ARB Governing Board, management and staff

Even though ARB has expressed itself to be neutral to ZEV funding -
stating that either battery EVs and Hydrogen EVs can qualify - 80
percent of the funding since year 2000 have gone towards batteries.
 That is for every $1 of funding in hydrogen ZEVs, about 4 times
have gone to battery ZEVs. In total, according to San Diego Tribune
(or Union?), the total ZEV incentives have been 2.5 billion. What
it fails to notice, how hydrogen ZEVs got only a small fraction. 
Because of this sustained funding, battery ZEVs are now way ahead
of hydrogen ZEVs.  This is inconsistent with "neutrality".

Hydrogen ZEVs have numerous benefits - including longer range,
faster recharging, and none of the toxic chemicals inherent in
battery packs. The latter chemicals are mined in disadvantaged
areas in the world, and then ultimately will be recycled in such
areas within USA or abroad.  Hydrogen ZEVs avoid that.

So please make up for the lack of funding for Hydrogen ZEVs by
increasing dramatically the focus on the hydrogen fueling.

California is recognized as the world leader in both technologies. 
Within California, it was the author (in the early 90s) as the lead
scientist at SCAQMD - regional air quality agency in Southern
California - that started California's movement towards battery
EVs, and later hydrogen EVs.  We launched and treated both ZEV
technologies fairly - but unfortunately ARB has shown sustained
bias.  Please correct this bias.

Ps: Please include these comments on the proposed LCF regulation as
well. Didn't see the Notice on this website

Yours truly
Ranji George