First Name | Cor |
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Last Name | van de Water |
Email Address | cor_van_de_water@hotmail.com |
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Subject | Fast Refueling credits |
Comment | I respectfully request the board to reconsider the change to the rules that only credits will be given for vehicles capable of refueling within 15 minutes, since this new requirement has no benefit for the air quality and it will lead to more peak load to the electric grid, so it will cause a problem that does not exist today with fast charging in the order of 1/2 hour period. It is the experience (of many Tesla drivers and a few other fast-charge capable vehicles) that a half hour recharge period is acceptable, since a typical rest period during a long range drive will be of the same time. Recharging an EV is not the same as refueling with liquid fuel that needs close observation and requires the presence of the driver or an attendant. Recharging an EV resembles the charging of a cell phone - nobody waits around until their phone is charged and nobody expect their phone to be fully charged up in 15 minutes and that is OK, since the user is not required to be present the whole recharge time. He or she can repose, eat, nap, go to the bathroom or even shop at the stores nearby the charging station while the EV is connected to the grid. The shortening of the charging time has no benefits and causes higher stresses on EV batteries and grid, making it more difficult to implement and thus hindering the availability of clean air vehicles that are so successful today, the EVs. I request you to remove the 15 minute limit for fast charging. Kind Regards, Cor van de Water EV driver, Sunnyvale, CA. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2014-04-10 23:59:42 |
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