DOE, NREL, AVL to Announce Contract for FreedomCAR, Today, March 4

        NREL Developed Technology to Model Fuel Cells, Hybrids and
                    Other Advanced Technology Vehicles

What: DOE, NREL and AVL will announce one of the first contract awards under the auspices of the Bush Administration's FreedomCAR initiative.

  Who:    Robert Cost, Vehicle Technologies Team Leader,
          Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies

          Terry Penny, Technology Manager, National Renewable Energy
          Laboratory

          Dr. Gotthard Rainer, Vice President of Advanced Simulation
          Technologies, AVL

  When:   Tuesday, March 4, 4:00 p.m.

Where: Press Conference Room W1-55, next to Media Center, Cobo Hall, Detroit

  Media          Speakers will be available afterwards for interviews.
  Opportunity:

PRNewswire -- March 4