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It is my understanding that your members are considering a ruling
on Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Test Procedure Amendments that
will have the effect of all but barring the development and sale of
this vital component of the car-borne air pollution solution.

The apparent justification the ARB is using is that Plug-In
Hybrids do not properly burn off excess gasoline discharged in the
initial period of a hybrid's operation. I further understand that
this issue has been properly identified by the manufacturers of
this class of vehicle, and that they have engineered a practical
and low-cost solution for this problem. 

Given the two facts above, one can only conclude that the real
reason for the ARB's nominal position in this matter is that the
ARB want to curb/quash the development of Plug-In Electric Hybrids,
in order to accommodate the interests of the US Oil, Gas and Auto
industries. 

It is beyond me how persons entrusted to fulfill their public
duties responsibly and who are expected to do so in ways that are
transparent and above reproach could allow themselves to be so
completely co-opted by moneyed and corporate interests that they
would swerve away from doing what is right to doing what is
politically expedient. Do the right thing and smooth the way for
this remarkable automotive technology. 

Simple choice: stand tall or stay small.