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Comment 151 for ZEV 2008 (zev2008) - 45 Day.

First NameJoe
Last NameGalliani
Email Addressmrjoe@mrjoe.com
Affiliation
SubjectElectric Cars for California - NOW
Comment
I understand that the CARB is considering reducing the number of
zero emission vehicles that car makers will be required to produce
in your latest regulations.

I want to register my strongest protest at any reduction.  

Instead of reducing the number of zero emission vehicles you
require the manufactures to produce, my family wants and needs you
to greatly increase that number.  

Unless you provide the necessary regulation requiring the
automakers to give us the electric cars so many of us want they
will not do so.  They will continue to produce the cars that are
contributing to global warming and harming my health and the
health of my family and friends.  They will not respond to the
needs and desires of the market - they will just keep force
feeding us the gasoline powered, greenhouse gas producing cars we
are sick and tired of.

If the CARB reduces the number of ZEV cars required then CARB will
be equally responsible - as far as I am concerned - as the auto
makers are in doing exactly the wrong thing at this critical time
for the future of our climate.  It is clear automakers will not
act responsibly on this issue unless you force them to.  Please do
not give them permission - through your reduction - to continue to
deny us the latest renewable energy technology we want and need. 

One sure way we can help reach our state's and nation's ambitious
greenhouse gas reduction goals is to give us the viable purchase
option of electric cars.  When electric cars are recharged from
solar panels, like my friends Dency Nelson and Paul Scott both do
here in Southern California, that's the cleanest most renewable
transportation possible.  These two friends drive their electric
cars every day.  I want the same option.  You have the power to
give me that option or to crush that possibility.

So please require - at minimum - the total of 25,000 ZEVs that
automakers had promised for 2012-2014 - then see if you can get
them to triple that number.

And while you're doing the right thing on that subject, please
also do the right thing for plug-in hybrids by making a separate
requirement that lets plug-ins replace the dirtiest vehicles in
your regulations, instead of the cleanest ZEVs - which makes no
sense to anyone.  That would make a lot more sense for the
environment and do more good than harm.  

My family and I do not feel like we are fairly represented by the
actions Mary Nichols has taken thus far and we're very
disappointed in her lack of leadership and the vision overall
exhibited by the CARB - right when we need you to represent us
most.  

Please do everything in your power to give us the electric cars we
want and need right away.  Please put the interest and health of
Californians ahead of the profits of automobile manufacturers.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted 2008-03-18 16:30:22

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