First Name | Douglas |
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Last Name | Estes |
Email Address | dce005@yahoo.com |
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Subject | Zero Emission Cars Now |
Comment | A historic vote by California regulators on March 27 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. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on March 27 will revise its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program, which 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, and CARB will vote on a proposal to weaken the Program again. 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. Please vote put zero emission vehicles on the road now. Thank you. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-19 18:08:34 |
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