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Board:

I write to ask that you reconsider the proposed regulations of
aftermarket plug-in hybrid conversions.

The emissions issues you cite are important, but readily fixed by
converters.  These companies exist primarily to move the state of
the art in clean transportation forward.  Their goal is to reduce
emissions.

These converters are not well capitalized so the test requirements
and warranty requirements impose a significant burden.

Nonetheless, these small, innovative companies are significantly
accelerating the development of plug-in hybrid technology by
creating consumer awareness and generating real-world data, to say
nothing of providing individuals the early opportunity to drive
high-mileage vehicles.

Do not throw out the baby with the bathwater and stifle
small-business innovation in a difficult economic climate.  There
entrepreneurs are achieving what the big automakers can't, or
won't.

I urge you to reconsider the proposed regulations and support
innovation in the State of California.