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BOLDER Reports Expansion of SecureStart Portable Jump Starter

4 April 2000

BOLDER Technologies Reports Expansion of SecureStart(TM) Portable Jump Starter Into 800 Additional Retail Stores

    Golden, Colo., April 4 BOLDER Technologies Corporation
announced that its SecureStart(TM) Portable Jump Starter
product will become available in mid-April in Home Hardware, the largest
traditional hardware chain in Canada, The Tool Warehouse in Michigan and
G. I. Joe's Auto & Sporting Goods in Oregon, according to Roger F. Warren,
chairman, president and CEO.
    Warren commented, "With the addition of these 800 new retail outlets,
SecureStart will be available in approximately 3,500 total retail outlets in
North America, including Sears Mall, Sears Dealer and Sears Hardware stores.
We view this expansion as just the beginning of a significant increase in
retail distribution during 2000."
    SecureStart Portable Jump Starter, introduced in the fourth quarter of
1999, is a new consumer product category:  a small, lightweight, rechargeable
device that can be left unused for up to a year and still provide an instant
engine start on a dead battery in a car, truck, tractor or boat.  It weighs
less than five pounds and can be easily stored in any vehicle.  SecureStart
features a built-in flashlight and cable clamps, making jump starting a
vehicle safe, easy and efficient.
    Certain statements in this press release are forward looking in nature
and, accordingly, are subject to risks and uncertainties.  The actual results
may differ materially from those described or contemplated.
    BOLDER Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Golden, Colo.,
manufactures and markets advanced, high-power rechargeable batteries based on
its patented Thin Metal Film (TMF(R)) technology.  The Company is developing
and commercializing consumer and OEM battery products with the TMF technology,
including the SecureStart(TM) Portable Jump Starter, that use proven lead-acid
electrochemistry in a proprietary configuration with a higher power density
than any commercially available rechargeable battery.  The TMF technology
offers numerous advantages over existing batteries for current and future
applications.  BOLDER's website is http://www.boldertech.com .