AND YET THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE ANTI-POLLUTION: First it Killed the Electric Car; Now CARB Goes After Plug-in Hybrids. “Last week, the East Bay Express published an article regarding the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) plans for aftermarket, plug-in hybrid conversions. Proving once again that CARB is a political machine with something more than ‘clean air’ in its agenda, the board is set to deal a punishing, bureaucratic body-blow to startup companies like 3 Prong Power and A123 Systems.”