The California Air Resources Board voted last week to reduce the PZEV (Pure Zero Emissions Vehicle) requirement by 90%, but raised the requirement for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Their reasoning is that the development and production costs of PZEV’s – battery or fuel cell cars – is still prohibitively high, while Low and Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles are here today. There are reasonable arguments on all sides, but I must say that the very fact that we don’t have a clear winner in the race to solve the emissions problem indicates a need to encourage innovation and experimentation which CARB’s decision will tend rather to stifle. Not that I don’t smile to think of all the new hordes of “Prii” deliberately driving exactly 55 in front of Jeffrey…
Listen to NPR’s story on CARB’s vote here.
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Finally got around to checking this out...Good grief. Yea, good call Deborah...the last thing I need is further Prius congestion in the carpool lanes. Half the time on the 105 I don't even use it anymore because the slow hybrid drivers just clog it up! Thank God the Harbor Fwy has 2 apiece so I can dodge 'em.
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