Autos & Transportation 2004 Feature Releases

SAN FRANCISCO--Nov. 2, 20044, 2004--The following release focuses on the topic Autos & Transportation:

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CRANBURY, N.J.--Rhodia's Eolys Green Diesel Technology Eliminates Particulate Emissions; Million-Vehicle Milestone in Sight (11/24/2004 - 12:00 PM, SOURCE: Rhodia Inc., NYSE:RHA)

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The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Autos & Transportation:

-- Keith Andreasen currently oversees product development for INNOVA Electronics, a division of Equus Products, Inc. He was a key designer of the INNOVA OBD II Code Reader, an easy-to-use, hand-held automotive tool that retrieves diagnostic information to properly repair 1996 and newer cars and light trucks. Andreasen has more than 25 years of professional automotive experience. PR Contact: Kristin Brocoff, 714-433-0112, kristinb@iequus.com

-- 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

-- Jim Thomas is vice president, sales operations and marketing, of Lafayette County Car Company LLC, the manufacturer of the next-generation Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. Members of the LC 3 team were there in 1995 when trans2 Corporation (now GEM) began production of the first NEV. The LC 3 team assisted in the development of the NHTSA regulations creating the federal motor vehicle classification of low-speed vehicles (LSV 500). 562-986-5263, jimtlc3@aol.com

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