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I am in agreement with the company 3Prong Power when they say:

"I urge CARB to revise their proposed regulations so they are not
at cross purposes.  As currently written the proposed regulations
will serve to stifle the nascent California based PHEV industry. 
The aim of CARB is to improve air quality and vehicle
electrification is an essential part of the solution.  In the
upcoming Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Test Procedure Amendments
and Aftermarket Parts Certification Requirements the agency needs
to strike a balance between regulating for air quality and allowing
room for PHEV innovation to continue to flourish.

After attending CARB’s September workshop on test procedures for
hybrid electric vehicles, I was concerned that CARB may not have
adequately considered how best to foster the innovation,
development, and market adoption of increasingly electrified hybrid
vehicles.

It is through innovation by nimble, progressive small businesses
and non-profits here in California that many basic system design
elements have come into being and evolved.  Further design
evolution is absolutely necessary to bring these environmentally
beneficial vehicle technologies to mass market scale.  Small, local
companies will play a leading role in proving and developing the
consumer market for this emerging technology.  This offers an
environmental benefit with gigantic leverage: history has
repeatedly shown that only when a mass market opportunity is
well-established and proven will major international automakers
step in to exploit and serve it.

 
I therefore respectfully urge CARB to set requirements and test
procedures that will achieve the most environmentally beneficial
balance between clear guidance on vehicle air quality regulations
and the fostering of innovation in this field."

I also agree with the rest of their comment to CARB.

Thank you,
Ross Levin