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                                          Date: 03-24-2008
Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Office of Governor
States Capital Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:

I am a small business owner here in Santa Clara and have been
involved with the computer peripheral business for the past 15
years. The recent development of high-oil prices and its negative
impact on our economy is hurting my business and all the other
small business in this region. The trend is bleak; three dollars a
gallon just to get down the road and a brooding outlook that says
that we¡¦ll feel the pain of four dollars before we Americans are
willing to change our driving habits. Is there a way to soften the
pinch? Yes! I think the solution is electric vehicles, because the
electric power plants in US use coal (51%), nuclear (20%),
renewable i.e. hydroelectric, wind, solar or tidal (9%), natural
gas (17%) and oil (3%) to produce electricity. A majority of these
fuel (80%) are non-oil based and under our control. Experts say we
have enough coal to last another 250 years.

The lion¡¦s share of oil is used for transportation. To reduce
¡§our nation¡¦s addiction to oil¡¨ as mentioned in President
Bush¡¦s State of the Union address is by using electric powered
vehicles. While electric hybrid cars are a hot topic these days,
none of the hybrid vehicles are plug-in vehicles (i.e. the
electricity used by these vehicles are still generated by its
gasoline engine not from a cheap non-petroleum source).  I believe
there is another easy and readily available solution; scooters that
take advantage of cheap electricity and reduce the oil consumption.
The solution is using plug-in electric scooters for the short
distance/city speed applications. 

The electric scooter has been a primary source of transportation
in China and Taiwan for over 10 years. However the electric
scooter in China is underpowered (600W) and suffers from short
traveling range (30 miles). I have spent a year with my partner
Dr. Chiang to improve this transportation tool to meet the needs
of the US market. We would like to use this new transportation
tool to relieve the demand for gasoline. The additional gasoline
refining capacity can then be used to produce more diesel and jet
fuel. The diesel fuel is used for trucks to deliver our freight
and consumables and reduced jet fuel prices will help the economic
situation of the airlines, both of which must use oil based fuel
whereas cars can more readily be shifted to alternate power
systems.

This electric scooter is very environmentally friendly. Since it
is powered 100% by electricity, it will bring immediate relief
from noxious emissions that are so harmful. It also has many
additional benefits including, a silent motor, rides as easily as
a bicycle, can travel up to 30+ miles per hour and run 20 to 40
miles between charges. To fully charge this 1600W electric scooter
at current electricity costs ($0.08-0.10  per KW-Hour) is a
whopping 14 cents. Not to mention the fact that the motor of this
electric scooter is maintenance free. Just think of all the
discarded motor oil from engines every few thousand miles. There
is only a $15 license plate fee for the whole life of the vehicle
in the State of California. Plus there will be no tune up, smog
test in the future. We also have the capability to convert
vehicle, sedan and bus, from gasoline and electric. Why discard
those school bus over 5 years just convert to electric bus, not
only save the budget from government but also save the pollution
and our environmental.

The electric scooter we have created is especially good for the
short commutes, moving throughout a university campus or between
buildings of large hospitals, companies. It is also good for fixed
route traveling like postal delivery, newspaper delivery, and
utility meter recoding. Of course you can take it camping, to the
beach, supermarket runs, and have fun with your family¡K. the list
goes on and on.

I need your help to work with the local government to create a
friendlier environment for electric scooter riders. Things like
additional traffic lanes for electric scooters, free parking
spaces in downtown and heavy shopping areas would encourage more
riders. 

In summary, even though this little electric scooter seems
insignificant now, it is the first small step toward an oil-free
ground transportation system independent of foreign influence,
political ineptness, and special interest oil lobbying. With GM
and Ford unable
to see the future of transportation; it is now up to a few forward
thinking American entrepreneurs who have started a cottage industry
to promote these clean, green, gasoline free machines.  We ask your
political help to not stifle this progress. Electric vehicles are
the future, and it must happen in our lifetimes!

Thank you

 

Allen Chen
Owner
Green Elec-Motor Inc.
Tel : 408-739-9466
www.jofforts.com
www.greenemotor.com 
email 	: allen@greenemotor.com
msn  	: jciusa@hotmail.com
skype 	: jofforts