First Name | Thomas |
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Last Name | Wakefield |
Email Address | wakefld@citcom.net |
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Subject | Incentives for hybrid plug-ins and electric vehicles |
Comment | ZEV2008: May we strongly urge you to provide significant incentives to auto manufacturers and potential buyers to encourage them to make the cars and encourage the public to buy these cars. Plug-in hybrids and ZEVS (all electric vehicles) are equally important and should be treated as such. 1. A $5000 tax incentive should be provided for all purchasers of these cars for a 3 year time frame from the first car availability. 2. These cars should be provided with a special sticker for the rear window permiting the owner to ride in the carpool lane. 3. Shopping centers, sports venues, multi screen theatres, corporate, and government employee parking lots, and major retail outlets, such as, COSTCO, Sams Club, and Walmart should be required to provide convenient parking spaces with electrical outlets to charge these vehicles while the owner is shopping. The electricity should be provide by the local electric company free of charge for a period of at least 3 years while the program is being initiated. Corporations should then be encouraged to share the cost of the electricity for another designated period of time. 4. The manufacturers should provide a free 5-7 minute audio visual presentation on CD or DVD describing the benefits of plug-in hybrid or all electric ZEV vehicle. These DVDS should go to every new owner of these vehicles and should be provided to every prospective showroom buyer. 5. Auto dealers should share the cost of these DVDS with the manufacturers and send them by mail to a qualified dealer prospect list for viewing in the home, with an invitiation to visit the showroom to receive a small gift and test drive or view these cars. 6. Dealers could also offer prospects a free one year lease of one of these cars for visiting the showroom and registering for a drawing. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-19 10:22:22 |
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