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Comment 88 for Informal Public Comments on the Proposed Advanced Clean Fleets Rulemaking (acf-comments-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Joe
Last Name: Berry
Email Address: jberry@yourcba.com
Affiliation: California Broadcasters Association
Subject: News and Emergency Information
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Communities rely on our radio and television stations to be their minute-by-minute resource in emergency situations. Often stations will go commercial-free for many hours and sometimes days for around-the-clock coverage of wildfires, floods, etc. from remote or secured areas. The CBA is concerned that even with significant improvements in technology and reductions in cost, electronic vehicles may not provide the flexibility that vehicles used in the broadcasting industry demand: vehicles can be assigned to travel both short and long distances; can stay on location for extended periods of time without returning to base; locations can vary from urban to remotely rural; and fuel delivery is currently integral to maintaining operations while on locations. It would be helpful for those industry professionals that do remote, extended location-based work, if you could address how the Board predicts electric vehicle technology will advance to comply with the rules as written. As you can imagine, the locations for the situations we cover are unpredictable and often without power as a result of the emergency. These and other remote locations are reasonably expected to lack charging infrastructure for quite some time. California Broadcasters Association
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2021-10-28 16:42:55
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