First Name | Diana |
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Last Name | Schmidt |
Email Address | dlks@roadrunner.com |
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Subject | ZEV |
Comment | The March 27 vote by California regulators could determine whether consumers across the United States get the choice to drive zero-emission vehicles soon or must wait another decade for that option. With global warming threatening the planet and the cost of oil skyrocketing, we don't have time to wait. I beg you to help to make sure that clean cars hit the market soon. The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program put more than 5,000 electric cars on the roads and avoided more than 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions (even when factoring in power plant emissions). In 2003, however, changes to the ZEV Program allowed electric cars to disappear as long as automakers promised to produce 25,000 ZEVs in 2012-2014 and 50,000 in 2015-2017. Now the automakers want out of that promise. Please do not weaken the program further. California is the only state allowed under the Clean Air Act to set tougher limits on vehicle emissions than federal regulations. Other states can choose to follow California's standards, and at least 10 states hope to do so. The CARB vote has national implications. Please lead the way by keeping the ZEV PROGRAM as strong as possible |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-18 20:12:26 |
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