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Comment 30 for 2013 Investment Plan for Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds (2013investmentpln-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Christopher
Last Name: Wiggins
Email Address: chris@glidecruisers.com
Affiliation: SARTA
Subject: Clean Tech Personal Transportation
Comment:
Hello - I attended the CalEPA Cap & Trade workshop yesterday in Sacramento. Interesting discussion! I was hoping to be a speaker but the list was full. Anyhow, I have a small Sacramento area start-up that designs and manufactures a line of zero emissions electric-drive stand-up cycles for personal use (errands and short commutes)and police / patrol applications. We have over 3 years of R&D, engineering and pre-market testing completed on the project. We also have done a couple small production runs for our first edition and have sold 40 units into the market including a couple Patrol units to San Mateo College / campus security detail (see attached images). We have been getting allot of interest from various police departments and public security venues (for when they have funds). But, we are lacking the funds to do another production run and scale the company to wider distribution. Our Police / Patrol units are an excellent solution for short-range patrols, special events, down-town congested areas, college campus patrols, government facility patrols, etc. And they are silent with zero emissions! We have a local facility / shop where they are made (Made in USA) and we are in a position to create lots of jobs once we gain a little critical mass in the market place.. I personally see the potential for creating "clean community" zones where we can directly impact reduction in vehicle emissions by deploying our products (and/or other ones like them) in select communities where they would be an efficient mode of transportation. Cities and towns where there are bike trails as a general rule since our product is legal on most bike trails and bike lanes. Anyway, I have attached some additional information about my company and products. I am determined one way or another to grow my company and make an impact in society - but certainly having the support of agencies like yours could go a long way to help. We are in fund raising mode in order to get to the next success level~! Thanks for your consideration! Chris Wiggins Glide Cruisers, USA
Attachment: www.arb.ca.gov/lists/2013investmentpln-ws/41-glide_cruisers__usa.zip
Original File Name: Glide Cruisers, USA.zip
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2013-02-26 10:38:56
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