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Dear CARB staff,

Thank you for hosting the December 2nd Volkswagen California ZEV
Investment Commitment Public Input Workshop. The ARB guidelines for
the ZEV implementation are a thoughtful addition to Appendix C that
should maximize the benefits for Californians. We have a few
additional suggestions that we feel would improve the guidelines
further: 

1.	The guidelines should put a higher priority on non-IOU
territories in addition to disadvantaged regions in the selection
of Green Cities. The CEC has already committed over $40 million to
installing EV charging stations throughout the state, and almost
none of it can be used for non-IOU territories. For VW funds to be
complementary and additional, these funds should first go to
non-IOU territories who cannot benefit from the majority of
existing infrastructure funding.

2.	The guidelines should maintain or more tightly qualify the
highly disadvantaged regions in addition to disadvantaged regions
in the selection of Green Cities, to ensure the maximum benefit
reaches the most challenged areas.

3.	The guidelines should prioritize true ZEV implementation –
meaning ZEV charging stations that provide renewable electricity
are widely disseminated. You don’t want ZEV charging stations that
rely on non-renewable electricity.

4.	The guidelines should provide more emphasis on establishing an
integrated vehicle-grid implementation… establishing ZEV charging
infrastructure without taking into account the fragility of the
electric grid would lead to a sub-optimal deployment. In many
cases, microgrid technology will be required to establish a
largescale, robust ZEV charging infrastructure system.

We also have a couple questions regarding eligibility: 1) Is the
University eligible for ZEV Implementation funds, and if so, what
would be the appropriate category? (The only choices are
Government, Trade association, Interest Group, Industry, or
Individual) and 2) To be eligible to be selected as the green city,
do you need to register at http://www.greencitiescalifornia.org/?

The City, UCR and County partners plan on submitting an application
to VW for consideration as the Green City. Attached is a rough
draft of that application for your information.

We appreciate any feedback you may have and consideration of the
points above.