First Name | Mark |
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Last Name | Van Hoomissen |
Email Address | mark.vh@att.net |
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Subject | Don't back down on Electric Cars !! Consumer awareness has turned. |
Comment | Dear Ms. Nichols, I support the agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2020. One way to reach this difficult goal is to give consumers the choice to buy ZEVs like the electric Tesla Roadster or Toyota RAV-4 EV. I understand that CARB will vote on a proposal to allow automakers to delay EV production for years-- to reduce the number of ZEVs required of automakers by 90%. This means settling for only 2,500 from 2012-2014!! DON'T DO THAT. I ask you to: 1. Require the full 25,000 ZEVs that automakers had promised for 2012-2014, and 2. Create a separate requirement for plug-in hybrids that lets them replace the dirtiest vehicles in CARB's regulations, rather than the cleanest ZEVs. Auto makers & dealers won big in 2003 when the ZEV mandate was gutted- at the expense of consumers, air quality, and independence from oil. Weak consumer awareness was on their side then. But today Californians have a strong awareness of what we lost in that 2003 CARB ruling. The auto industry knows that the political mood has turned; consumers are wise to their stunts and have no tolerance left for it. Do the right thing-- lead the board to REJECT any proposal to reduce the # of ZEVs. Best regards, Mark Van Hoomissen |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-15 15:57:14 |
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