Major World Automotive Poised to Make "Big Apple" Greener With New All-Electric Car and Truck Line-up

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--Major World automotive of Long Island City, NY, has been selected as the exclusive distributor of Miles Electric Vehicles for the New York metropolitan area as well as Westchester County. Backed by MILES lineup of zero emissions all-electric cars and trucks, the dealership is setting its sites on providing New Yorkers with some of the greenest cars and trucks on the road.

“All-electric vehicle technology is undergoing huge advances, and MILES is quietly taking the lead,” said Major World President Bruce Bendell. “We’re excited to provide all-electric vehicles that we think can make a difference in one of the world’s largest and most influential automotive markets.”

According to Bendell, the first step will be to introduce municipalities, universities and other organizations looking to cut emissions and costs to MILES’ lineup of low speed all-electric vehicles, including the ZX40 and ZX40S hatchback and the ZX40ST work truck. With 90% fewer moving parts and a 125+ mpg cost equivalent, they generally cost about one-fifth as much to operate as typical gas-powered vehicles, and they enable organizations to eliminate an average of 12,000 pounds of annual tailpipe emissions for every gas-powered vehicle they replace.

Looking forward, Major World will also be the area’s exclusive seller of the MILES XS500, the company’s highway-speed all-electric sedan, slated for delivery late next year. Powered by proprietary lithium ion battery technology, the vehicle tops 80 mph and can travel 120+ miles on a single charge - for about the cost of a gallon of gas. With an MSRP right around $32,000, it’s anticipated to be the only reasonably affordable highway-speed car on the U.S. market for the foreseeable future.

Major World, which sells more than 20,000 vehicles annually on Northern Blvd. in Long Island City, joins a network of approximately 40 authorized Miles Electric Vehicle dealers nationwide, most of which have joined within the last few months. That number is expected to grow to nearly 200 by the end of 2008.

“Because it serves such an important market, Major World is going to play a pivotal role in our company’s future and, for that matter, the future of electric vehicle adoption in this country,” said Miles Automotive Group CEO Jeff Boyd. “Given the quality of their operations and their dedication to their customers, we couldn’t ask for a better partner to bring our vehicles to the market and join our mission to help change the way Americans drive.”

City and State Officials to Help Kick Off Major World’s Green Vehicle Push

New York state and city officials will speak at a special press conference to support Major World’s green transportation leadership and promote adoption of all-electric vehicles among New York fleets and drivers. Speakers will include New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, and representatives from the New York City Mayor’s office and Con Edison. Major World President and CEO Bruce Bendell (who’s also a board member of the Queens and Sunnyside Chambers of Commerce as well as the Long Island City Business Development Corporation) will also speak at the conference, as will Miles Rubin, chairman and founder of Miles Electric Vehicles.

The event will be held Friday, September 7th, at 11:00 am at the rear patio of the Con Edison Learning Center, located at 43-28 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City.

Members of the media will also be invited to preview and test-drive the MILES ZX40S low-speed hatchback.

Learn More

To learn more about Major World, Miles Electric Vehicles and/or the emerging all-electric vehicle marketplace, contact Betsy Isroelit at 213-300-0108, betsy@rbicom.com.

About Miles Electric Vehicles

Miles Electric Vehicles is dedicated to building safe, comfortable, and affordable all-electric cars and trucks that make it easy for drivers and buyers to make a difference. The company’s advanced low-speed vehicles are utilized by a prestigious fleet customer base that includes Stanford, UCLA, California State Polytechnic University, NASA, the U.S. Navy, the National Park Service, and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Building on its low-speed production experience, MILES is on track to introduce the first safe, affordable, mass-produced all-electric highway-speed vehicle (the MILES XS500 sedan) to the U.S. market, in late 2008.

Founded in 2005 by entrepreneur/activist Miles Rubin, Miles Electric Vehicles is owned by S. Shamash & Sons and headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. To learn more about our vision and vehicles, visit www.mileselectricvehicles.com.

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