GCC: California ARB considering adopting Zero-Emission Airport Shuttle regulation; 100% ZEV by 2035
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I'm in favor of EVs but this sounds like a fussy law that would provide only a narrow benefit. The kind of thing that gives CA haters ammunition.
Then again I tend to look askance at CARB ever since they charged me $300 for the privilege of bringing my identical-in-50-states vehicle to CA in 1992, because it didn't have the requisite "CA Sticker". The rule was later overturned as unconstitutional, and the refund plus interest funded the kitchen countertops after we'd bought our home. Also their role in "killing the electric car" doesn't sit well.
Then again I tend to look askance at CARB ever since they charged me $300 for the privilege of bringing my identical-in-50-states vehicle to CA in 1992, because it didn't have the requisite "CA Sticker". The rule was later overturned as unconstitutional, and the refund plus interest funded the kitchen countertops after we'd bought our home. Also their role in "killing the electric car" doesn't sit well.
I actually agree with this rule. Most airport shuttles only go a very short distance, often to an off-site rental car facility or remote parking lot a few miles away. And because travelers don't want to wait long, especially for the rental car shuttles there is frequent service even if there aren't many passengers. The only airports I've been to where the shuttles are fairly packed are ones with centralized off-airport rental facilities using a common bus fleet, such as McCarran Airport in Las Vegas.
I can't tell you how many times while waiting for my FlyAway bus at LAX I see empty/near empty shuttle buses making the circuit around the airport.
I can't tell you how many times while waiting for my FlyAway bus at LAX I see empty/near empty shuttle buses making the circuit around the airport.
