First Name | Mark D |
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Last Name | Larsen |
Email Address | yanquetino@casteyanqui.com |
Affiliation | private citizen |
Subject | Eliminate the refueling bias against EVs in the ZEV tiers! |
Comment | Hold on a minute here! Now that I have looked at CARB's tables more closely, do I understand its ZEV "tiers" correctly? In which the higher tiers have "refueling" mandates?! If so, CARB continues to impose an inherent bias against electric vehicles from the get-go. For example, a Tesla Roadster uses ~265 watts/mile on the road, which requires ~308 watts/mile at the plug. This means that, for the Type III Tier, you would have to load over 29 kWh (100 miles) into the Roadster in under 10 minutes. Ridiculous! How many high-capacity charging stations has the state of California provided that are capable of such a recharge? Not one, that I am aware of. Unless and until it does, the state has no business mandating such a time limit. Moreover, no EV on earth is going to qualify as a Type IV. Even the Roadster, for instance, would have to recharge in 10 minutes... over 58 kWh of electricity (190 miles)!!! Impossible! CARB has got to be kidding to limit the definition of a Type IV ZEV like this! The only conclusion anyone can draw from these "refueling capabilities" is that they represent a blatant bias toward hydrogen --and those who want to _sell_ hydrogen to consumers rather than letting them get their "fuel" at a cheaper price from the electric grid or even --gasp!-- for free from solar panels on their roofs. What in the world is CARB thinking? I thought you were supposed to be advocating ZERO-emissions. Period. NOT showing prejudicial favoritism of one source of energy over another. CARB needs to eliminate the refueling requirements and focus exclusively on range to distinguish one Type of ZEV from another. ANY vehicle that can travel over 100 miles without refueling should qualify as a Type III, and ANY vehicle that can travel over 200 miles without refueling should qualify as a Type IV --no matter how long that refueling takes, 10 minutes or 4 hours! Think about it: a Tesla Roadster, now has a newly verified range of 244 miles per charge. A driver could thus leave Los Angeles at 8:00 in the morning, stop for a leisurely lunch in San Luis Obispo at noon while charging the batteries at an RV Park, continue driving at 4:00 and arrive in San Francisco at around 8:00 in the evening. Surely CARB can see that this is more than sufficient in both range and recharge rate for a vehicle that produces zero --ZERO!-- emissions. Isn't that CARB's prime directive? To monitor and protect _air_ resources? When did it get into the business of mandating _time_ resources via refueling capabilities? Please, PLEASE finally do the right thing. With more and more auto manufacturers developing electric vehicles, if CARB continues down this path it will only end up with more egg on its face. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-10-05 14:56:36 |
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