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      "text": "Green Commuter is dependent on the California HVIP (Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project) subsidy program, under which it can claim $90K towards the purchase of each EV Star. Right now, the California HVIP is closed, so no one can make use of the subsidy program until it reopens.",
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      "text": "Does the California Energy Commission realize that GreenPower Motor doesn't manufacture the buses themselves? They simply import the buses from China, and sell them in California at an over 100% markup. This does very little to create California jobs, it creates jobs in China. I don't think California tax payers would approve of this use of their tax dollars.",
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      "text": "We wrote to governor Gavin Newsom and the California Energy Commission, telling them that GreenPower is an importer, and funding their buses won’t support American manufacturing jobs. The following is the letter we sent to them:",
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