First Name: | David |
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Last Name: | Uselton |
Email Address: | dcuselton@gmail.com |
Affiliation | FC leases for almost three years now |
Subject | Comments on VW settlement plan for 2.0L engines |
Comment |
Hello, I have read the materials and would like to applaud the efforts to deliver a program which will direct a large portion of the settlement towards balancing the equation by making VW invest in Zero Emissions programs. I have had my Hyundai Tucson FCEV for almost three years now and will be taking on another FCEV when my current lease is up. This is subject of my comments. Very encouraging to see that 25% will go to programs to help enable zero emission option for low income areas as this is fantastic. Looking to focus more charging stations for EV's in public and health care related locations is also a wonderful and deserving strategy. I was hoping to see a more solid segment that showed a hard commitment to some of the money going towards continuing to build out the Fuel Cell refueling infrastructure as well. Both EV and FCEV are wonderful answers to lowering emissions and helping to curb our dependency on fossil fuels. FC's do not seem to be getting the same "hard" plans and programs as EV's are in the documents I have reviewed for this settlement. They are certainly mentioned but in more general terms. Considering that VW has no plans for FC's in air public messaging for future vehicles, it does seem that this program does still favor VW in this area as opposed to being neutral and helping support the Zero Emissions for both technologies including all the FC technology that Honda, Toyota and Hyundai continue to push forward. So I hope there can be some improvement in the hard allocation of a healthy portion (maybe 25%) toward delivering more FC refueling locations as this strategy continues on its path to the final plan. Thank you for your time, Dave Uselton |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-12-14 18:11:16 |
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