EIA to Release 2006 Summer Fuels Outlook - Clean Diesel to be Featured Prominently on Agenda

This summer, American drivers will once again take to the roads in unprecedented numbers and again be stung by inflated gas prices. Thankfully recent studies show that an increasing number of savvy American consumers are discovering a fuel-sipping alternative that increases the distances they can travel on one tank and saves them significant money at the fueling station: clean diesel.

Tomorrow, the Energy Information Administration will present its 2006 Summer Motor Gasoline Outlook and Short-Term Energy Outlook as part of the 2006 Summer Fuels Outlook Conference. The program will forecast gasoline and diesel prices throughout the summer driving season.

Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum, is primed to discuss how clean diesel technology can help alleviate consumers' pain at the pump and help America end its "addiction to oil." Mr. Schaeffer frequently comments in the national media on all issues relating to diesel. He will attend the EIA conference and be prepared to discuss these and any other issues raised throughout the conference. Cell: 301 514 9046 - Email/Blackberry: aschaeffer@dieselforum.org

Diesel vehicles currently occupy 3.5% of the U.S. light-duty market with J.D. Power and Associates estimating that this number will more than double by 2012. Clean diesel provides 20-40% more fuel efficiency than gasoline while preserving vehicle power and performance. Margo Oge, Head of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in March 2004: "If we had a light duty vehicle population that was one third diesels, that could save up to 1.4 million barrels of oil per day in the U.S., the amount of oil the U.S. currently imports from Saudi Arabia."

For more detailed information on these points and diesel's environmental progress, visit http://www.dieselforum.org.

The Diesel Technology Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting clean diesel technologies. Forum members include engine and vehicle manufacturers, diesel fuel refiners, and manufacturers of emissions control devices. For more information about the Forum, visit our web site at http://www.dieselforum.org.