Business Wire's AutomotiveWire Named Official News Wire of NESEA's 2001 Tour de Sol and U.S. Electric Vehicle Championship

    SAN FRANCISCO--April 5, 2001--The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), a nonprofit organization that promotes research and development of renewable and sustainable alternative energy sources, has named AutomotiveWire the official news wire of its 2001 Tour de Sol and U.S. Electric Vehicle Championship.
    In its 13th year, NESEA's Tour de Sol: The Great American Green Transportation Festival is the nation's preeminent alternative fuel and green vehicle road rally and festival. AutomotiveWire is the industry's premier news distribution network, reaching more automotive journalists at more traditional and online media than any other service of its kind.
    Under the agreement, Tour de Sol news releases will be transmitted to the media via AutomotiveWire and posted to a special news archive in the Spring 2001 section of www.tradeshownews.com for easy retrieval by the media and the general public.

    About the Tour de Sol

    With more than 50 vehicles entered, the 2001 Tour de Sol will kick off with a festival in Waterbury, Conn. (May 19-21) and work its way through special events in Pittsfield, Mass. (May 22); Albany, N.Y. (May 23); Greenfield, Mass. (May 24); and Worcester, Mass. (May 25) to a festival at the finish line in Boston (May 26).
    This year's tour features vehicles from major manufacturers, such as Honda, DaimlerChrysler, Ford and Advanced Vehicle Systems, along with entries from transportation agencies, nonprofit organizations, research facilities and students.
    These vehicles demonstrate a shared vision of sustainable transportation in the form of cars, buses, motorcycles and scooters that employ electric drive trains combined with batteries, cutting-edge fuel cells or renewable fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol, solar and hydrogen.

    About NESEA

    The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association is a regional membership organization composed of engineers, educators, builders, students, energy experts, environmental activists, transportation planners, architects and other citizens interested in responsible energy use.
    NESEA's goal is to strengthen the economy and improve the environment by bringing clean electricity, green transportation and healthy, efficient buildings into everyday use.
    To learn more about NESEA's Tour de Sol: The Great American Green Transportation Festival, visit the transportation section of the NESEA Web site at www.nesea.org.

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    The automotive news division of Business Wire, AutomotiveWire utilizes a proven combination of reliable news delivery systems, including satellite transmissions, high-speed data lines and the Internet, to service thousands of newspapers, wire services, business journals, broadcast and other media.
    AutomotiveWire delivers full-text news to hundreds of automotive industry writers, more than 100 automotive columns and syndicates, nearly 700 automotive trade media, hundreds of industry analysts, some 500 online automotive media, as well as thousands of online services, databases, search engines and Web sites.
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