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Comment 3 for Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for California (vw-mititrust-pl-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Christopher
Last Name: Brown
Email Address: apco@fraqmd.org
Affiliation: Chris Brown
Subject: VW Mitigation
Comment:
Thank you for the opportunity to make comments on this item. Unfortunately no one from FRAQMD is able to attend the workshop since it occurs on a federal holiday and we lack the funds to pay "double time" for staff to attend. I believe it is important to keep in mind that the VW emissions impacted the ENTIRE state of California. Therefore it is reasonable to expect some funding to benefit every community in the state - just urban areas or those who can afford to travel to Sacramento to lobby for funding. The Chair of the ARB has recently stated a goal of eliminating all ICE vehicles in the near future, which is a change from prior ARB policy. In order to accomplish this aggressive goal ARB should embrace the idea of greatly expanding the EV and PEV charging network - not simply creating a denser network in some communities as is the current envisioned. With this in mind FRAQMD recommends ARB consider setting a baseline "level of service" statewide with a goal of EV/PEV charging stations being available long all major highways at a specified distance. This should probably include separate goals for both light duty and heavy duty projects. Please feel free to contact the District with any questions.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2017-09-29 15:57:14
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