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Dear CARB,

I write today to ask that the California Air Resources Board not
weaken the current Zero Emission Vehicle regulations for new
automobiles. Zero emission vehicles not only reduce air pollution,
but help in the fight against global warming. In fact, now is the
time to strengthen, not weaken, these requirements.

As a potential car purchaser, I am concerned about pollution as
well as the high price of gasoline. I would very much like to have
the option of purchasing a zero emission vehicle and reducing my
own impact in these areas. This is unlikely to come to pass,
though, if automakers are only required to make 150 ZEV vehicles
per year.  At such a low volume, it stands to reason the
automotive industry would put a very high price tag on the ZEV
vehicles to recoup their design, tooling and manufacturing costs.

Finally, I fully support the staff's proposal to significantly
increase the number of plug-in hybrids that must be produced and
appreciate staff's vision in including these cars in the ZEV
requirements. A plug-in hybrid that has an all-electric range, but
that also runs on gasoline when the battery is empty, is a great
option for consumers like me.  Again, the volume needs to be
raised for these vehicles to become available for the total
population - not just a "limited edition series" for the
priviledged few.

regards,
KarenMarie Moscar