Former Executives of GM and Fords Electric Vehicle Divisions Join Miles Electric Vehicle Advisory Board

SANTA MONICA, Calif. December 11, 2008; Miles Electric Vehicles, an American electric vehicle manufacturer based in California, announced today that Kenneth Baker, former GM Electric Vehicle Division program Manager, and John R. Wallace, former Ford Director of Environmental Vehicles, have joined its Board of Advisors.

“As pioneers in the electric vehicle industry, both Ken and John will be invaluable assets to Miles Electric Vehicles as we bring our all electric, highway speed sedan to market in the United States,” said CEO Kevin Czinger. “With the leadership of our new Board members, Miles Electric Vehicles is poised to make a significant impact in the automotive industry,” he said.

Baker has nearly 40 years of experience in the automotive industry and is a proven leader in identifying and employing advanced technologies and business practices. He has held key positions in General Motors Corporation, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., and Altarum. At GM, Baker held the positions of Vice President of Global Research and Development, Vice President of the Distributed Energy Business Division, and Director of the Service Technology, Vehicle Engineering CPC and Advanced Vehicle Engineering groups. While leading GM’s electric vehicle division, Baker founded the United States Advanced Battery Consortium and was Chairman of the Board of the Electric Transportation Coalition. He is widely credited with bringing the EV1 to market. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University.

Wallace joins the Advisory Board with over 25 years of engineering expertise in the automotive industry and with specific knowledge of developing alternative fuel vehicle programs for vehicle manufacturers. Prior to his retirement, Wallace held executive positions with Intel Corporation, Perkin-Elmer, Precision Microdesign, Inc., Ford Microelectronics, and the Ford Motor Company. In 1989, Wallace became a valuable asset in the development of Ford’s alternative fuel vehicle program and was eventually given responsibility for electric drive activities for all of Ford’s brands. His executive positions at Ford included Director of Technology Development Programs, Director of Electric Vehicle Programs, Director of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Director of Environmental Vehicles, and Executive Director of TH!NK Group. Wallace has also held the position of Chairman of TH!NK Nordic, the United States Advanced Battery Consortium, the Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas, and Ecostar. In 1999, he was one of the founders of the California Fuel Cell Partnership and served as its first Chairman. Wallace attended Rice University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering.

ABOUT MILES ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Miles Electric Vehicles, an American company based in California, expects to be the first to market with a cost effective, safe, all electric highway speed vehicle. MILES outsources component development and manufacturing to a key set of Chinese and Western partners, which allows MILES to develop vehicles rapidly in a flexible manner thus avoiding the traditionally capital intensive nature of the automobile business. Currently, MILES successfully markets low speed, all electric cars and trucks, which combine the best of US electric motor and controller technology with China’s advanced battery and vehicle manufacturing capabilities. To date the company has built a prestigious fleet customer base encompassing, among others, the City of Chicago, Stanford University, NASA, UC Berkeley, Wal-Mart, UCLA, Cal State Polytechnic University, and Lockheed Martin.