First Name: | Nicole |
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Last Name: | Davis |
Email Address: | ndavis@engr.ucr.edu |
Affiliation | |
Subject | comments to the ZEV Implementation workshop |
Comment |
Dear CARB staff, Thank you for hosting the December 2nd Volkswagen California ZEV Investment Commitment Public Input Workshop. The ARB guidelines for the ZEV implementation are a thoughtful addition to Appendix C that should maximize the benefits for Californians. We have a few additional suggestions that we feel would improve the guidelines further: 1. The guidelines should put a higher priority on non-IOU territories in addition to disadvantaged regions in the selection of Green Cities. The CEC has already committed over $40 million to installing EV charging stations throughout the state, and almost none of it can be used for non-IOU territories. For VW funds to be complementary and additional, these funds should first go to non-IOU territories who cannot benefit from the majority of existing infrastructure funding. 2. The guidelines should maintain or more tightly qualify the highly disadvantaged regions in addition to disadvantaged regions in the selection of Green Cities, to ensure the maximum benefit reaches the most challenged areas. 3. The guidelines should prioritize true ZEV implementation – meaning ZEV charging stations that provide renewable electricity are widely disseminated. You don’t want ZEV charging stations that rely on non-renewable electricity. 4. The guidelines should provide more emphasis on establishing an integrated vehicle-grid implementation… establishing ZEV charging infrastructure without taking into account the fragility of the electric grid would lead to a sub-optimal deployment. In many cases, microgrid technology will be required to establish a largescale, robust ZEV charging infrastructure system. We also have a couple questions regarding eligibility: 1) Is the University eligible for ZEV Implementation funds, and if so, what would be the appropriate category? (The only choices are Government, Trade association, Interest Group, Industry, or Individual) and 2) To be eligible to be selected as the green city, do you need to register at http://www.greencitiescalifornia.org/? The City, UCR and County partners plan on submitting an application to VW for consideration as the Green City. Attached is a rough draft of that application for your information. We appreciate any feedback you may have and consideration of the points above. |
Attachment |
www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/82-vw-zevinvest-ws-UjYCdlExVWAEdgZZ.pdf Original File Name: DRAFT Riverside Green City Proposal.pdf
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-12-16 16:29:11 |
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