First Name | Elizabeth |
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Last Name | Roble |
Email Address | elizabeth.roble@lightningemotors.com |
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Subject | Unredeemed HVIP Vouchers |
Comment | To the Board, My name is Elizabeth Roble and I am an attorney for Lightning eMotors, which is a mission driven company solely dedicated to the production and manufacture of electric vehicles with substantial presence in California, Colorado and other states. We have participated in the HVIP program for many years and we appreciate the HVIP program's prompt processing of our vouchers. The HVIP program allows us to make the cost of electric trucks affordable for fleets. However, we currently have 24 vouchers that have not been redeemed despite the fact that we submitted all of the required paperwork. The vouchers were approved off of the waitlist on March 26, 2020. The Electric Drivetrains were first delivered to our customer on November 19, 2020. Our customer has deployed the vehicles for a year now and many have been serving as airport shuttles in San Diego, CA. Yet, the vouchers are still pending review and we the manufacturer have not been paid for the zero emission drivetrains we provided for a year now. Because of this delay in payment, we were forced to terminate our relationship with our customer. The entire purpose of the HVIP program is to enable businesses like ours to further the deployment of zero emission vehicles, not to break the backs of small zero emissions manufacturers with delayed payment. We have sent numerous emails to Patrick Chen and Peter Christensen at CARB, but we have not received a response for over a month. We have also called and emailed CALSTART and Tetra Tech, both of whom tell us to reach out to CARB. Because of the lack of payment from CARB, we are unable to provide zero emission Electric Drivetrains to our customers, which defeats the purpose of the HVIP program. We kindly request the Board to request CARB to pay us as soon as possible. Sincerely, Elizabeth Roble elizabeth.roble@lightningemotors.com Lightning eMotors |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2021-11-19 16:35:02 |
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