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I am writing to express my objection to the California Air
Resources Board’s proposed Zero Emission Vehicle changes. I
support the Governor’s agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and the most promising way to reach this goal is to give consumers
the choice to buy Zero-Emission Vehicles, like the Governor’s
electric Tesla Roadster.

Unfortunately, at the next California Air Resources Board meeting,
you’re proposing to reduce the number of Zero-Emission Vehicles
required of automakers by 90%, settling for only 2,500 from
2012-2014. I an asking you to:

(1) re-commit to the full 25,000 ZEVs that automakers had agreed
to produce in 2012-2014, and

(2) create a separate requirement for plug-in hybrids that lets
them replace the dirtiest vehicles in CARB’s regulations. Choice
for consumers means cleaner air for everyone.

I have been trying to find a commercially produced, pure electric
Zero Emission Vehicle for the past ten years. In the late 1990's I
had a choice of several different models produced by different
major auto manufacturers, thanks to the ZEV mandate. Today in
2008, there are no plug-in electric vehicles available from major
auto companies. Use the mandates for cleaner electric power and
the 'million solar rooftops' programs as a model. Please support
battery-electric ZEVs and give the consumer a real way to reduce
their carbon footprint.