ODO 4838 miles

I am finally beginning to live the life that The Jetsons predicted. #1: Vacuuming just magically happens at my house (thanks to my Roomba). #2 My car is powered by the sun. But, the data show that access to electric vehicles is limited to those that can afford the priviledge of a Jetsons dream. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, from the Center for Sustainable Energy, is geographically tracking the number of Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) rebates. In Southern California, the distribution shows pretty clearly that rebates are high in affluent neighborhoods (red areas in the map) and low in the underprivileged neighborhoods (blue areas).  This issue of inequity came up during the SB 535: Investment Justice and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund workshop that I participated in last March, hosted by UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. In the Zero-Emission Passenger Transportation breakout session, the subject was developing criteria and metrics to guide strategic investments in, with and for disadvantaged communities from Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. So, this is again coming full circle, as I work for a company that falls into California's cap and trade program, and thus contributes to the Fund that may just The Jetsons to everyone.