First Name | TIM |
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Last Name | MEEHAN |
Email Address | MANTAPART@AOL.COM |
Affiliation | CONCERNED AMERICAN |
Subject | CARB PLANS TO REDUCE EV REQUIREMENTS IN CALIF. |
Comment | I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT YOU TO VOICE MY CONCERNS OVER YOUR PLANS TO LOWER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN CALIF. THOUGH I AM FROM OHIO, I FEEL THAT BOTH YOUR STATE AND OUR COUNTRY ARE DOING A GRAVE DISSERVICE TO THIS TECHNOLOGY BY GIVING UP ON THESE PREVIOUS GOALS! YES THEY ARE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE, BUT THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT GIVE UP AND POSTPONE THIS DIRECTIVE. THE TECHNOLOGY IS THERE, AND WITH MORE WORK IN THE BATTERY FIELD THESE VEHICLES WILL BECOME EVEN MORE PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVES TO OUR INTERNAL COMBUSTION CARS. GRANTED THEY WILL NOT COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REGULAR ICE CARS, WHICH HAVE THE ADVANTAGES OF LONGER RANGE AND POWER, BUT FOR THE GREAT MAJORITY OF COMMUTER AND LOCAL TRAFFIC WHERE REGULAR CARS ARE OVER-POWERED, OVER-POLLUTING AND OVER-USED, THE EV CARS ARE THE BEST AND SIMPLEST SOLUTION TO LOWERING BOTH POLLUTANTS AND OIL DEPENDENCY. SO, AS A PERSON WHO HAS MADE HIS LIVING FOR 30YRS, DOING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, I FULLY SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL GOAL YOU HAVE SET, AND THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR THE LARGER AUTO MAKERS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND REFINE MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. SAYING THAT THE TECHNOLOGY ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH YET WOULD BE LIKE TELLING TH WRIGHT BROTHERS THAT THEIR PLANE PROBABLY WASNT VERY GOOD EITHER... WE NEED TO MAKE ALL THESE INITIAL STEPS, WHETHER THEY ARE THE BEST SOLUTION NOW OR NOT, THE ADVANCEMENT CAN ONLY CONTINUE WITH SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO REACH ALL OUR ENERGY GOALS. THOUGH THIS IS JUST A SMALL PIECE OF OUR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE PUZZLE, WE NEED TO USE IT AS AN INCENTIVE, NOT AN EXCUSE, FOR WHY WE CAN OR CANNOT IMPROVE BOTH OUR CLIMATE AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, TIM MEEHAN, PRES. WWW.MANTAPART.COM 330-542-2698 |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-18 09:48:08 |
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