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The March 27 vote by California regulators could determine whether
consumers across the United States get the choice to drive
zero-emission vehicles soon or must wait another decade for that
option.

With global warming threatening the planet and the cost of oil
skyrocketing, we don't have time to wait.  I beg you to help to
make sure that clean cars hit the market soon. 

The  Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program put more than 5,000
electric cars on the roads and avoided more than 1 million metric
tons of carbon dioxide emissions (even when factoring in power
plant emissions). In 2003, however, changes to the ZEV Program
allowed electric cars to disappear as long as automakers promised
to produce 25,000 ZEVs in 2012-2014 and 50,000 in 2015-2017. Now
the automakers want out of that promise.   Please do not weaken
the program further.
California is the only state allowed under the Clean Air Act to
set tougher limits on vehicle emissions than federal regulations.
Other states can choose to follow California's standards, and at
least 10 states hope to do so. The CARB vote has national
implications.
Please lead the way by keeping the ZEV PROGRAM as strong as
possible