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United States Advanced Battery Consortium Enters Into Program With Electrofuel, Inc.

6 January 2000

United States Advanced Battery Consortium Enters Into Program With Electrofuel, Inc.

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 5 -- The USABC (United States
Advanced Battery Consortium) has entered into a program with Electrofuel, Inc.
of Toronto, Canada.  The program will determine the feasibility of using
Electrofuel's Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery technology in electric
vehicles.  Preliminary reviews indicate that the Electrofuel Lithium Ion
SuperPolymer battery technology has the potential to meet most of the USABC
long-term goals.
    "The USABC is a world-leader in applying battery power to transportation",
said Sankar Das Gupta, president of Electrofuel.  "We are proud to take part
in this program which has the potential to develop an acceptable,
environmentally-friendly alternative to oil."
    Electrofuel is presently distributing its Lithium SuperPolymer technology
in its PowerPad160(TM) laptop computer battery.  The PowerPad160(TM) is a
compact and lightweight universal battery pack for notebook computers that can
deliver upwards of 16 hours of run-time.  The packaging of the PowerPad is
unique in that it is only 3/8 inch (9.5mm) thick in a A-4 footprint (220-
300mm) utilizing the patented Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery technology
which delivers the highest energy in the world at over 470 Wh/l and over 190
Wh/kg of energy density.  Additional information can be obtained at the
Electrofuel, Inc. web site at http://www.electrofuel.com .

    About USABC
    Formed in 1991, the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) is
an historic partnership among the Big Three domestic automakers
(DaimlerChrysler Corporation, General Motors and Ford Motor Company), the U.S.
Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).  By
pooling their technical knowledge and funding, USABC's partners focus on the
most promising battery technologies to advance the market potential of
electric vehicles.
    The goals of USABC are to help establish the technical capability for
advanced manufacturing in the U.S., to develop electrical energy systems
capable of providing electric vehicles with range and performance competitive
to gasoline-powered vehicles and to leverage funding for high-risk, high-cost
advanced battery research and development.
    USABC is one of 12 consortia under USCAR, which coordinates cooperative,
pre-competitive research projects of DaimlerChrysler, Ford and GM.  Other
USCAR research deals with safety, emissions, alternative power sources,
advanced batteries, lightweight materials, recycling, electronics, and --
under its Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles effort with the
government, suppliers and universities -- technologies that can lead to more
fuel-efficient vehicles.  For more information, visit USCAR's Web site at
http://www.uscar.org .

    About Electrofuel
    Electrofuel Inc. is engaged in the development, commercialization,
manufacturing and marketing of an advanced, high energy, rechargeable battery
based on its Planar Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery technology.