First Name: | Ed |
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Last Name: | Pike |
Email Address: | epike@energy-solution.com |
Affiliation | Energy Solutions |
Subject | Support for Fuel Efficient Passenger Vehicle Replacement Tire Program |
Comment |
Richard Corey Executive Officer California Air Resources Board Sacramento, California Subject: Proposed First Update to the AB32 Scoping Plan and in-use vehicle efficiency Dear Mr. Corey: Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan (Proposed Update). We suggest short revisions regarding two topics. The first topic is low rolling resistance (LRR) passenger vehicle replacement tires. We appreciate CARB’s acknowledgement in the Proposed Update of the near term greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits. We estimate that the statewide benefits include a reduction of least three million metric tons CO2e annually and an Energy Solutions study commissioned by the South Coast AQMD shows avoided fuel cost benefits many times greater than costs. We recommend several short revisions to the Proposed Update regarding this topic, starting with adding a potential implementation strategy based on text in the Transportation Working Paper (p.24) (shown underlined in the attached PDF comment letter): p. 54: “Furthermore, commercially available technologies, such as low-rolling resistant tires for light-duty vehicles, can be utilized by both new and in-use vehicles in the near-term to achieve GHG emission reductions. In the short-term, improvements can be made to the efficiency of in-use vehicles including deployment of fuel efficient passenger vehicle replacement tires. Deployment could include limited incentives, followed by ratings and then standard setting to permanently shift the market.” Next, we recommend adding an action item to the “Key Recommended Actions for a Transportation System” Table (shown underlined in the attached PDF comment letter): p.64: “CARB will assess potential in-use vehicle efficiency opportunities including passenger vehicle replacement tires.” We also recommend, as noted in the attachment to our letter, clarifying that the original scoping plan included fuel efficient tires as part of Measure T-4. Second, we recommend clarifying the plug-in electric vehicle off-peak charging recommendation in the table on page 64 to explicitly address renewables(shown underlined in the attached PDF comment letter): “…plug-in vehicle charging rates that strongly encourage off-peak charging and managed charging to facilitate renewable energy uptake…”. We appreciate your consideration of our comments. Please contact me or have your staff contact me at epike@energy-solution.com or (510) 482-4420 x239 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Ed Pike, P.E. Senior Project Manager Note: please see PDF for this comment submittal for full letter including test shown with underline and attachment to the letter |
Attachment |
www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/45-proposed-sp-ws-VjMAaAZiWXhRMAhx.pdf Original File Name: Energy Solutions comment AB32_scoping plan proposed updateApril 25 2014.pdf
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2014-04-28 10:44:08 |
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