Thank you the opportunity to comment.
I would like the board to consider that mandating zero vehicle
emissions, ZEV, represents a lost opportunity. If in 2003 the board
mandated that all vehicles incorporate an electric drivetrain, that
is, the only thing that turns the wheels is an electric motor, huge
emissions reductions would have been achieved. This could have been
acheived by 2015 if automobile manufacturers’ and consumers
had been properly incentivized.
It has been demonstrated that hybrid electric vehicles (HEV)
have twice the energy efficiency of internal combustion , ICE,
vehicles. Stated otherwise, HEV uses half the gasoline to travel
the same distance, twice the miles per gallon (MPG)
If we strive for the highest energy efficiency emissions will be
reduced as well. ZEVs are ideal for a limit slice of the
transportation sector. Our objective should be not ZE but the quest
highest efficiency converting energy to motive force.
Respectfully submitted
Paul Carey
@pdcarey
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