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Comment 200 for ZEV 2008 (zev2008) - 45 Day.

First NameClinton
Last NameKennedy
Email Addresscdkennedy@aol.com
Affiliationmyself
SubjectAmendments to the California Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation
Comment
About five years ago CARB changed the zero emission vehicle rules
based primarily based on auto industry complaints that it was too
costly to achieve and that fuel cell vehicles would soon be
available.

What has happened since?  
- Fuel cell vehicles are still not on the market and there is no
hope they will be any time soon or that they will be affordable
even when they arrive.  
- In particular, the US auto industry is being overtaken by
foreign competators at the cost of thousands of US jobs.  GM had a
technological edge in 2003 with their EV-1 but the change in CARB
rules that year simply gave them permission to shoot themselves in
the foot by abandoning their significant lead.
- The absence of ZEV's not only means more pollution but it also
means more dependance on oil.  Clearly gasoline has almost doubled
in price since 2003 with no end in sight.  

CARB should revise it's current rules to mandate high production
levels of ZEV's and Plug-in Hybrids over the very short range for
the California market.  The costs may be high at first but would
they really be higher than gasoline costs doubling?


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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted 2008-03-25 04:56:40

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