First Name: | Abas |
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Last Name: | Goodarzi |
Email Address: | abas@ushybrid.com |
Affiliation | CA |
Subject | US Hybrid Comments on Volkswagen California ZEV Investment Commitment |
Comment |
December 16, 2016 US Hybrid Comments on Volkswagen California ZEV Investment Commitment Prepared for: California Air Resources Board US Hybrid Corporation strongly supports the planned Air Resources Board’s (ARB’s) process aimed at using the Volkswagen (VW) California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Commitment in a way that maximizes adoption of zero emission vehicles—to advance California’s leadership in environmental policy. US Hybrid applauds ARB’s strong encouragement for VW to include Zero Emission medium-duty (MD) and heavy-duty (HD) goods movement, hydrogen infrastructure and outreach efforts in its consent-decree investment plans. USH encourages inclusion in these plans in particular: • Funding of public outreach efforts aimed at increasing California’s awareness and comfortability with MD & HD fuel cell hydrogen truck-and-bus infrastructure and associated technologies. • Early expansion of the hydrogen refueling station network and supporting infrastructure to include commercial vehicles • Fuel cell powered medium and heavy duty trucks for supporting goods movement and transit buses for public transportation • Hydrogen production that enables primary renewable energy development, such as that of the expanding hydrogen infrastructure in ways that further the Green Cities Vision • Support for large-scale renewable hydrogen production facilities to enable cost-effective zero carbon fuel for transit and freight movements. US Hybrid believes strongly that ARB needs to insure that the settlement money is equitably used to fund a balanced portfolio of zero emission vehicle technologies with a focus on much needed MD & HD trucks—the dominant pollutant culprits for disadvantaging communities in proximity to port operation. US Hybrid, established in 1999 and located in Torrance, CA, is an industry leader in the design & production of zero emission transit and goods movement industries since 1999. We have every expectation that these projects will support ARB’s current and long-term goals and will meet ARB’s guidelines for consideration in VW’s investment plan. I look forward to working with the ARB and the Volkswagen Group as this process continues! Sincerely, Abas Goodarzi, Ph.D., PE. President, CEO | US Hybrid Corporation Tel: 310-212-1200 | abas@ushybrid.com |
Attachment |
www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/89-vw-zevinvest-ws-USRVIABeAjlSLQBi.pdf Original File Name: US Hybrid Comments on VW ZE Investment.pdf
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-12-16 17:05:10 |
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