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Current market forces (specifically the jump in oil prices) have
clearly shown that car manufacturers have plenty of technology
available to meet California's ZEV Mandate; do not let automobile
lobbyists and money buy the votes of the CARB again (as was
documented in Who Killed the Electric Car)!

Please implement the following changes to the ZEV Mandate and
exercise the moral authority necessary to grant our children and
grandchildren a cleaner, cooler and healthier planet than what we
have today.  Give them a fighting chance to correct the wrongs
that we have already wrought upon them.

Specifically:

1) Increase, not decrease, the minimum number of Pure ZEV required
in Phase III (2012-2015).  More than 25000 zev vehicles need to be
put on the roads!

2) Eliminate the substitution of Pure ZEVs with Enhanced AT-PZEVs.
 AT-PZEV vehicles are still gasoline powered, oil addicted
machines.

3) Set the minimum ZEV requirements on a yearly basis rather than
for three years, thus preventing manufacturers from getting an
additional three year grace period and eliminating “blackout”
years.  A consistent, steady regulatory environment is the single
best thing the CARB can provide for the clean energy sector.

4) Change the carry forward provision of gold ZEV credits earned
by any manufacturer that exclusively manufactures pure ZEVs to
expire 3 years from the date of transfer to another manufacturer.

With these actions the Air Resources Board will once again be able
to recapture its credibility and assume the mantle of leadership in
advancing the goal of true zero emissions transportation in the
state of California and beyond.