Comment Log Display

April 19, 2009

Board Members
c/o Clerk of the Board
California Air Resources Board
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Regarding:  Funding Plan for proposed AB 118 Air Quality
Improvement Program (AQIP) for fiscal year 2009-2010

Dear ARB Board Members,

I am writing you to convey my strong support for the
recommendation of your staff to include $1,3000,000 in the AQIP
funding plan to promote the adoption of electric agricultural work
vehicles in California.

As a rancher and property owner I am keenly in touch with the
effects of vehicles on our property and the surrounding plants and
animals.  We have used gas-powered ATVs for years to perform
countless chores on our ranch.  These vehicles are extremely useful
but they are noisy and produce significant exhaust fumes.  I have
been watching developments of electric ATVs and we would love to
have one for its dramatically noise reduction, lower cost of fuel,
increased reliability, higher torque, etc.

Electric ATVs are not yet in mass production so they are currently
more expensive then their noisy and polluting gasoline powered
cousins.  Therefore, the proposed $2,500 rebate for electric
agricultural vehicles is essential to allow us and other farmers
and ranchers to acquire one of these vehicles.  This rebate will
contribute greatly to the spread of these much more environmentally
friendly ATVs.  Please keep these $2,500 rebate proposal in ABB 118
to help speed adoption of electric agriculture vehicles.

Sincerely,
William S. Kammerer
2092 Mohawk Drive
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
bkammerer@me.com
415 750-0000