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To the members of the California Air Resources Board:

In years past the Board has helped to make California a leader in
the world, and at other times it has buckled under the pressure and
legal threats of the automotive industry.  The industry opposed
seat belts, air bags, and increased fuel economy standards.  Their
interests are at odds with the needs of the citizens of
California.

I urge each of you to vote to allow free enterprise to flourish in
California by allowing entrepreneurs to build at least 100 Plug-In
hybrid cars before being subject to the Tier 2 testing
requirements.

Adding batteries to capture the momentum in a car so less of the
kinetic energy is wasted in heating the brakes can only reduce
emissions.  

Please vote for small business and raise the Tier 1 ceiling to 100
vehicles up from the currently proposed 10 cars.  Make a vote for
Californians, the environment, and small businesses, and not for
the auto industry.  

M P Schafer
Former Development Engineer
Hewlett-Packard Company