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From: Michelle Melendez <br /> To: WPCtestimonv; LPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: General Plan Testimony About Electric Vehicles. <br /> Date: Saturday,November 23, 2024 4:12:04 PM <br /> Aloha Commissioners, <br /> Here is the information you need to know before recommending electric cars come to the Big <br /> Island. <br /> https://youtu.be/K5vDWhMHTwE?si=dZdYkT-zdV-OCMan <br /> It will explain What really happens when an electric car catches on fire?And does your fire <br /> department know how to put these raging infernos out? <br /> Please do not bring these cars to the island. It will be like the mongoose, fire ants, and more! <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Michelle Melendez-Freedom Activist <br /> Fitness and Wellness Expert Since 1996 <br /> Author Of The Best Selling and 4x Award Winning Book, <br /> End Dieting Hell:How to find peace in your body and release the weight <br /> Order your copy of End Dieting Hell Click Here <br /> "Great Maui Land Grab"NOW Available here <br /> On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 8:50 AM Michelle Melendez <br /> <michelle&blossominnerwellness.com>wrote: <br /> Aloha Commissioners, <br /> If this is a plan locals have supported and they're being contacted with each new draft, as <br /> Mr. Kern stated yesterday, why hasn't one person shown up? <br /> Mr. Kern wasn't sworn in and asked to raise his right hand to swear to tell the truth. I think <br /> he should be. <br /> Concerns about the plan: <br /> • "Reduced Miles Traveled" should be changed to "Travel Alternatives". It's against <br /> the Constitution to deprive people of their right to travel. That language must be <br /> removed from the plan or you, and all those who created this plan are in violation of <br /> your oath of office. (No disrespect intended. That is simply the truth.) <br /> • Electric Vehicles (EV): They want to put charging stations around Big Island for EV <br /> which will have more impact on the already impacted grid. How this is being <br /> considered disturbs me greatly. There are already power-shortages on the island. This <br /> would hinder it even more. <br /> Plus, as I've stated in my previous email, EV's are dangerous. Here is a quote from a <br /> firefighter. "The problem with EIVs is that the lithium-ion batteries can actually propagate a <br /> fire. In fact, they can actually encourage afire. If a fire has already started and you have <br />