Comments on Commissioner Workshop on Clean Transportation Funding Programs – Clean Transportation Equity, Jobs, and Economic Recovery
On September 9, the CHBC submitted comments to the California Energy Commission on the Commissioner Workshop on Clean Transportation Funding Programs – Clean Transportation Equity, Jobs, and Economic Recovery, which provided perspective on three main points:
- Strongly agreed with comments made throughout the workshop that these difficult economic times and the ongoing recovery present a unique opportunity to leverage zero-emission technologies in the neighborhoods that are most in need of improved air quality.
- Expressed support for both types of zero-emissions electric vehicle (ZEV) technologies – hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV). Both are necessary to achieve California’s policy goals and improve air quality in low-income communities and we encourage the CEC to expressly promote both, not just BEVs.
- FCEVs will be key to enabling equitable and affordable access to ZEVs because multi-unit dwellings and on-street parking do not typically provide easy access to EV charging. Further, centralized hydrogen refueling is the more pragmatic ZEV fueling option for many Californians, including many, if not most, low-income drivers.