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Freedom Motors Receiving Engine Requests -- Creates Backlog of 900,000+ Rotary Engines

DAVIS, Calif.--Freedom Motors announced today that it has received letters of intent and conditional orders for over 900,000 ($1 Billion) of its Rotapower® rotary engines. The Company’s engine is noted for its high power-to-weight and low emissions, attributes that make it an ideal candidate for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV), recreational vehicles and applications utilizing portable power (generators, pumps, etc).

The Rotapower® engine operates on the four-stroke Wankel principal with similar weight and power to high-performance two-stroke engines but without the two-stroke’s high fuel consumption and poor emissions characteristics.

The measured CO, HC and NOx emissions of the Rotapower® engine were all well below the Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV) standard for California. This emissions level was achieved without the use of exhaust after-treatment (catalytic converter). Performance tests have been validated by Dr. Andrew Burke, a member of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at the University of California, Davis.

Rotapower® engines of various displacements are now operating in a number of different applications as the Company works to acquire a joint venture partner or licensee who would be able to help its engines into high-volume production.

About Freedom Motors

Freedom Motors was founded in 1997 as a wholly owned division of Moller International (OTCBB:MLER). In 2001 it became a separate corporation that was exclusively licensed to manufacture, sub-license and sell Rotapower® engines throughout the world. It later demonstrated that its Rotapower engine could meet California’s requirements for ULEV while running on gasoline and the Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (SULEV) levels on ethanol.

The Company recently developed and is patenting a compound version of its Rotapower® engine that has the potential to achieve extremely low fuel consumption as well. This new engine is particularly well suited to be used as the backup power source for a PHEV.

Contact Info:

For complete information about Freedom Motors see http://www.freedom-motors.com, call (530) 756-0123, or write Freedom Motors, 1222 Research Park Drive, Davis CA 95618, Attention: Bruce Calkins, General Manager or Paul S. Moller, President.

Rotapower® is the trademark of Moller International in the USA and other countries.