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Comment 113 for ZEV 2008 (zev2008) - 45 Day.

First NameRichard
Last NameGillock
Email Addressr.r.gillock@ieee.org
Affiliation
SubjectRetain the ZEV Mandate
Comment
As an Aerospace Engineer and an owner of a Prius Hybrid I
appreciate the technical advances that make plug-in electric
vehicles viable today.  Battery technology has advanced enormously
as high volume demand has been created by the Prius and other
electric based vechilces.  The energy grid is the most efficient
energy delivery system we have, so plug in electric vehicles are
not just viable, they are the correct solution for the next decade
and beyond.

We have all heard that "Hydrogen is the future," and it always
will be.  Why replace one costly distributed fuel with another? 
Those who lobby for hydrogen are not interested in a new fuel
technology, they are interested in controlling distribution. 
Hydrogen is not really even a fuel so much as an energy storage
mechanism, manufactured at low efficiency.  Hydrogen fuel cells
are still a marginal technology, and add another layer of
technical challenge to an all electric vehicle.  internal
combustion hydrogen power carries with it all of the
inefficiencies of the ICE including waste during idling.

Plug-in Hybrids are another intermediate step, but they should not
be used to offset pure electric vehicles.  Rather they should
offset low power, high mileage, ICE vehicles of similar or worse
performance.

If we set a technological stake in the ground, the research
funding will follow.  There is no reason to twist the ZEV Mandate
to accomodate makers of buggy whips.  It is time for those who
have vision to step forward with 21st Century transportation
solutions, and for those who only see the ICE to be left behind.

Please maintain an aggressive ZEV mandate for California. 

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