Thank you chair, & board members
for taking our comments.
Under the current proposal,
the Current & highest gas taxes in the country that are used to
prob up our current crumbling transportation infrastructure will be
lost by pushing more regressive taxes on the miles needed to travel
by small to large business needed to produce jobs, transport
agriculture and deliver goods and services.
We are undoubtably seeing
record inflation that includes the auto industry, where even within
the last few days in the articles stating VW will struggle with
inflation and will be a direct target on EV prices. The auto
manufacture may not be able to deliver on the affordable price
point as intended. Hyundai motor co. is expected to deal with the
same challenges, especially with the volatile price of cobalt for
battery production.
Increased regulation will not
allow auto manufactures to produce affordable EVs. As a result,
this proposal will be an attack on working families and business
that would be forced to acquire these vehicles to work and travel
in an already struggling economy. There is no doubt carbon
neutrality is an ideal goal, but the current proposal is short
sited when it comes to economic impacts and premature in regards to
supply, production and infrastructure.
The Coalition of Chambers
Orange County urges the board to reject these proposals and support
workers and business of California.