Press Release

Revi Introduces First Electric Moped

09/20/96

Revi Premiers Two-Wheel Recreational Electric Vehicle; Company Offers
Test Rides at Weekend Rally

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 18 -- It may not quite be the
Jetsons' flying car, but the electric vehicle has
arrived. Specifically, it's coming to Cocoa, Fla., this weekend.

Recreational Electric Vehicles Int., LLC (REVI) will demonstrate its
Revi two-wheel recreational electric vehicle at this weekend's SunDay
Challenge Road Rally in Cocoa. The fifth annual road rally, promoting
alternative energy vehicle technologies, takes place at the Florida
Solar Energy Center Friday through Monday, September 20-23.

Designed for recreation and commuter markets, the Revi is the first
electric moped built in the United States, and the only electric
vehicle which can be test-ridden by the public. The mopeds will be
available for test rides throughout the rally in Cocoa.

With an operating cost of less than two cents per mile, the
scooter-sized vehicle offers an environmentally friendly and quiet
alternative for short- distance commuting, says Walter Goodman,
project manager for REVI. "The Revi is ideal for congested inner
cities as well as vacation destinations which suffer from excessive
traffic and parking problems," he explains. Revis are already in use
as recreational rental vehicles at resort communities ranging from
Santa Barbara, Calif., to Cape Hatteras, N.C.

The Revi vehicle is powered by two 12-volt, 38Ah Genesis batteries
from Hawker Energy Products Inc.  Because of the batteries' unique
ability to accept high charging currents, the Revi can recharge in
less than 20 minutes. The moped can travel approximately 30 miles on
one charge and can even be charged from household electrical
outlets. The American-made sealed, long- life batteries need to be
replaced only once every 15,000 miles.

Recreational Electric Vehicles Int., LLC, designs and markets the Revi
electric moped. The company, formed in 1994, is based in Alpharetta,
Ga.

Hawker Energy Products Inc., headquartered in Warrensburg, Mo.,
manufactures and markets the Genesis(R), Cyclon(R) Monobloc, and
ODYSSEY(TM) sealed, pure-lead rechargeable battery product lines.  The
corporation is a division of the Hawker Battery Product Group. The
Group is the world's largest industrial battery consortium and a
subsidiary of the, London-based BTR plc, a global industrial
manufacturing conglomerate.