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I would like to start off by saying that, whether or not you like
it, California is setting the trend in low emission vehicles.  I'm
a little hesitant to get involved in California's politics since I
live in Washington state, but after watching "Who Killed the
Electric Car" and "An Inconvenient Truth" again the line "The air
doesn't know a boundary between..." sunk in.

I would like to urge you to KEEP UP THE REQUIREMENTS for zero
emission vehicles.  To reduce or discontinue the mandates will
allow the auto makers to continue their current practices plunging
us all into deeper trouble.  The 2003 decision by CARB caused a 10
year setback in progress towards the reduction of fossil fuel use
and its associated pollution.  I for one would not like to see the
same mistake repeated.

The auto makers may complain but remember that they are lethargic
dinosaurs (big and slow).  They are having a hard time dealing
with the fact that the world is changing and faster than they can
cope with.  The age of wide spread use of the internal combustion
engine is over.  We can no longer tolerate the side effects of its
use, pollution and dependence on foreign fuel supplies.

The United States and the entire planet for that matter are in
serious trouble both economically and environmentally due to the
use of fossil fuels.  It's up to every person to do his part to
reduce their contribution to the problems.  One way is to drive
zero emission vehicles but that can't be done unless the vehicles
are available.

Thank you;

Randy Carter