Alternative Fuels Conference: One-stop Shopping That's Fuel, Vehicle, and Technology Neutral

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Las Vegas, NV, February 12, 2007 - The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) hosts the thirteenth annual Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo in Anaheim, California, April 1-4, 2007. This Conference raises the topical issue of the role vehicles and fuels play in both energy security and climate change. The national conference is a neutral meeting place for policy and/or purchasing decision-makers who need to keep their finger on the changing pulse of regulations, funding and the near-term operations and technical development strategies.

The conference program features many of the leading decision-makers in alternative fuels and technologies, representing truck manufacturers, fuel suppliers, government agencies and parts manufacturers. The keynote presentations will be delivered by foreign affairs analyst and former CIA Director James Woolsey and environmental policy expert Dr. Terry Tamminen. Local, state and federal elected officials address the changing legislative landscape. And back by popular demand is Jim Kenzie, all around funny guy whose day job is the chief auto reviewer for the Toronto Star.

Attendees will focus on key topics fueling the growth in alternative fuels. Among the more than 60 sessions are topics on legislation, climate change, plug-in hybrids, ports, EPA engine standards, biofuels updates, electric drive advances, and focused sessions on airports, schools, transit, delivery, and refuse. The overarching focus is how to implement business strategies for fleets to cost-effectively transition to cleaner burning vehicles.

The Expo Hall showcases the broadest range anywhere of vehicles, components and services across all fuels and technologies. Two Expo Hall mixers allow for social time to talk with exhibitors and view their products. There are two stages with regular presentations from a broad range of interests. The "Funding Pavilion" co-locates agencies and businesses with the tools to buy down costs for fleets. Ride-n-Drives are held both Sunday and Tuesday to give attendees a chance to kick the tires and take the vehicle of their choice for a spin. The final morning of the conference, Wednesday, April 4, the doors are opened to the general public to come and learn about what's new in alternative fuels.

The AFV Conference + Expo is presented on behalf of AFVi's sponsors. The 2007 sponsors include the following: Alloy Custom Products, Alternative Fuel Vehicle Solutions, American Honda, ANGI International, California Energy Commission, Clean Energy, Cosmodyne, Cummins Westport, DaimlerChrysler, Diesel Technology Forum, EPIC, FirmGreen, Ford Motor Company, FuelMaker, Gas Equipment Systems, General Motors, Global Electric MotorCars, Greenfield Compression, IMW, Kenworth, Logex, Luxfer Gas Cylinders, National Biodiesel Board, Pinnacle CNG Systems, Propane Exceptional Energy, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Southern California Gas, Titeflex, Toyota, Trillium and Westport Innovations.

The AFVi is an entrepreneurial organization that works through industry to bring people in need of proven transportation technologies together with those who can meet their needs. AFVi is the education provider and information link between the alternative fuels and vehicles industry and public/private fleets. The primary business of the company is to advance the interests of OEM's, fuel providers and their associated business partners through education, outreach and deployment. AFVi is fuel and technology neutral.