03-29-2008, 04:34 AM
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Engineering first
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Real Name: Bob
Location: Huntsville, AL
Hybrids: Prius Classic 03
Posts: 4,746
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CARB blinks . . . in reality sunshine
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h...QKj9QD8VMD3C04
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California Lowers Auto Emissions Rule
By SAMANTHA YOUNG – 1 day ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators have drastically cut the number of zero-emission vehicles required to be sold in the state by the year 2014, a decision that frustrated environmentalists but came as a relief to auto manufacturers.
The rules adopted Thursday put the number of electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles that automakers sell in California at 7,500 by 2014 — a 70 percent reduction from the 2003 target.
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The decision is expected to affect 12 other states that had adopted California's target for zero-emission vehicles.
In essence, the air board took two steps: It cut the number of zero-emission vehicles it wants on state's roads, while at the same time offering an alternative: the gas-electric hybrids.
The air board said the six largest automakers must sell nearly 60,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles in California while they develop the more advanced technology that will allow mass production of pure zero-emission vehicles.
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Hopefully this begins the process of retiring the wasted fool cell efforts. What counts is getting fuel efficient vehicles on the road and direct hydrogen remains impractical.
Bob Wilson
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