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ALTe Powertrain Technologies Pledges Clinton Global Initiative "Commitment to Action" to Facilitate Electrification of Global Fleets


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Company Developing ElectrifyYourFleet.com as First Order Aggregator for EV Industry

CHICAGO--June 7, 2012: ALTe Powertrain Technologies, developer of the first range-extended plug-in electric hybrid powertrain for light commercial fleet vehicle applications, today announced that it has created a Commitment to Action as part of the Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting. ALTe has committed to spur adoption of hybrid electric technology in the worldwide fleet industry and bolster clean technology jobs in America.

Under a Clinton Global Initiative commitment and in conjunction with the 2012 CGI America meeting, ALTe has pledged to develop a first-of-its-kind electric vehicle fleet purchasing system by which fleet customers can consolidate the entire electric vehicle decision-making process in one simple web-based interface.

The new website, ElectrifyYourFleet, which launched its beta version today, will connect corporate and government vehicle purchasers with EV stakeholders -- including utilities, charging station providers and finance companies -- and notify customers of all available incentives, while offering the benefits of group-rate purchases and simplifying the order-to-delivery process. As an electric powertrain systems provider, ALTe will offer certified full-sized pickups and vans that have been retrofitted with electric or plug-in hybrid powertrains.

"Our commitment to the CGI community is to help solve the greatest roadblocks to commercial adoption of electric and plug in hybrid vehicles: eliminating the lack of affordability and simplifying the EV and charging station order fulfillment process," said ALTe Chief Executive John Thomas. "ElectrifyYourFleet, we intend to take a crowdsourcing approach to generate a new industry buying platform that helps fleets better transition to a cleaner operation, offer financial benefits to customers and grow new jobs for the future of America."