Experts Available To Discuss Increased U.S. Hybrid Vehicle Registrations in 2003
--| TOPIC: Registrations for hybrid vehicles showed an increase of 25.8 percent in the United States last year, according to an article by The Associated Press. The data, which comes from R.L. Polk & Co., shows registrations reached 43,435 in 2003. Most of the registrations for vehicles with gasoline-electric hybrid engines are in California. Other states including Florida, Virginia and Washington showed a high number of people who opted for a hybrid model. Experts expect the number to grow as gas prices continue to climb and consumers are offered more choices of hybrid vehicles. |
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John Boesel is president and CEO of WestStart-CALSTART, a non-profit organization that works with the public and private sectors to develop advanced transportation technologies and foster companies that will help clean the air, lessen our dependence on foreign oil, reduce global warming, and create jobs. Prior to assuming his current position, John served as executive vice president of the organization with the responsibility of developing and managing the organization's advanced transportation technology research and development programs. In this role, he worked with automotive and truck OEMs in research, development and deployment of alternative fuel vehicles and technologies. He is knowledgeable about a variety of advanced transportation technologies and fuels including fuel cells, hybrid electric, electric, natural gas and hydrogen. He is also very conversant in the political, economic, environmental, and health ramifications of ensuring clean air and reducing greenhouse gases. 626-744-5600 jboesel@calstart.org
David Eisenhaure founded SatCon Technology Corporation in 1985 and serves as president, chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Directors. Eisenhaure is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, Massachusetts High Technology Council, IEEE, ASME and AIAA. He has participated in the Partnership for Next Generation Vehicles, the MIT Forum on Distributed Energy and the Citizen's Energy initiative for distributed power. Eisenhaure received the Small Business Administration National Tibbetts Award for outstanding contribution in the field of flywheel energy storage and the Discover Magazine Award for Technological Innovation for Automotive and Transportation in 1995 for technological achievement in hybrid-electric vehicles. Eisenhaure holds SB, SM and Engineering degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PR Contact: Jason Morris 781-684-0770 jmorris@schwartz-pr.com
Professor Hamid Toliyat, of Texas A&M University, Department of Electrical Engineering, is an expert on hybrid vehicles and energy efficient systems. 979-862-3034
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