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Comment 31 for Volkswagen Settlement - California ZEV Investments (vw-zevinvest-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Thomas
Last Name: Escher
Email Address: tescher@redandwhite.com
Affiliation: Red and White Fleet
Subject: VW Settlement - pollution has no borders
Comment:
Since 2014, we have been working with Sandi National Labs and MARAD/DOT on the feasibility of a zero pollution 35 knot high speed ferry. The completed study (on the web at “maritime.sandia”) shows that a zero pollution 35 knot hydrogen fuel cell ferry is possible using todays “off the shelf” components. Many maritime vessel operators and the Red and White Fleet are working to build new vessels and/or retrofit existing vessels to achieve zero pollution using proven technology. This include both hydrogen fuel cells as the main vessel power and/or batteries as main vessel power. We would like you to include the following comments in your final study: a. Each passenger vessel has a transport capacity of several hundred cars, so a zero pollution passenger vessel will reduce pollution and congestion. b. Include both public and private passenger vessels along with land vehicles c. Include passenger vessels that can be retrofitted with zero pollution engines. d. Include passenger vessels that are new construction as it is not always possible to retrofit a vessel to be zero pollution. e. Since passenger vessels serve ports that are in disadvantaged communities, include passenger vessels. f. Since the infrastructure for land vehicles have charging stations, allow passenger vessels infrastructure to also have dockside charging stations. Pollution effects everyone. Please treat passenger vessels, both public and private, the same as land vehicles as pollution has no border.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-12-15 20:45:27
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