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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