AltWheels' Fleet Day Features Largest Display of Alternative Fleet Vehicles on East Coast

• Creating a Sustainable Transportation & Energy Vision for the 21st Century

• Highlights Savings on Transportation Costs

August 18, 2008: In an era of increasing transportation costs all businesses are looking for ways to save money and some are succeeding. Fleet managers and others gather each year to learn directly from those who know best - other fleet managers saving thousands of dollars by using alternative vehicles and fuel saving techniques. No gimmicks, no "additives," just real vehicles on the roads saving real money.

AltWheels holds its fourth annual Fleet Day. This year's event will include the largest display of alternative fleet vehicles on the East Coast. There will be dozens of vehicles, from small personal transport cars to large Class 8 (38,000 lbs - largest size designation) trucks, on display for Fleet Managers to see and drive demonstrating all the latest transportation alternative efficient technologies.

Vehicles on Display to Include:
* Hybrid/Electric
* Isuzu Hybrid Class 6 Truck
* Chevy Tahoe Hybrid
* Saturn Vue Hybrid
* Ford Escape Hybrid (operates 100% on battery power under 30 mph)
* Eaton Hybrid Electric Class 6 Vehicle
* Eaton Hydraulic Launch Assist Class 7 Truck
* Smith Electric Class 7 Electric Truck
* Ford PLUG IN Escape-Hybrid Escape

Fuel Cell
* Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell
* Ford Hydrogen 999 (mock up of the fuel cell Fusion that set a land speed record at 207 MPH)
* Ford Explorer-Hydrogen fuel cell Explorer with six-passenger seating

Ethanol/Bio-Diesel
* Chevy Impala E-85
* Chevy Yukon E-85
* Ford F-450 Biodiesel
* Ford FFV e250 full sized van

CNG
* Ford Crown Victoria CNG
* Honda GX CNG
* Massport 40' CNG Shuttle Bus

Idle Reduction Technology
* Braun's Express Class 8 Tractor and Trailer with Idle Reduction Technology

Efficient Small Transport
* 2008 Smart Car

Panel discussions from industry leading experts on topics such as:
* Idling technologies
* Hybrids & electric
* Alternative fuels, including infrastructure available today
* Tools/techniques
* Federal and state mandates & incentives
* Plus Fleet challenges and solutions for light, medium and heavy duty fleets as well as municipal and University fleets

Sponsors include:
AVSG, Bruan's Express, Clean Energy, Cummins Northeast, Dennis K. Burke, Ford Motor Co., GE Capital Solutions, General Motors, MA Environmental Trust, Isuzu, Massport, NAFA NE, NE Gas Association, National Grid, Paul Revere Transportation, Penske Truck Leasing, SAE-New England (Society of Automotive Engineers), Staples, Toyota, WTS

Co-Hosts include:
NAFA - New England, NAFA - New Jersey, MMTA - Massachusetts, MMTA - Maine, MassHighway, Massport, Maine Dept. of Transportation, Granite State Clean Cities, Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition SAE - New England, WTS

Past participants have included Fleet Managers from:
Bose, Coca-Cola Bottling, Fidelity, GE, EMC, Federal Express, Gillette, Green Mountain Power, GTECH, Invensys, Johnson & Johnson, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Millipore, National Grid, New England Gas, NSTAR, Otis, Staples, Textron, Tyco, Wright Express, Municipalities from throughout New England, State agencies, Partners Health Care, US EPA, US Post Office, MIT, Harvard, University of Massachusetts, and others.

The event will be held at Staples World Headquarters, 500 Staples Drive, Framingham, MA on Monday, September 29, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Advance registration is required. Due to on site security all media must notify AltWheels in advance to gain entry. Please contact Jeremy Marin at Jeremy@marinstrategies.com or (617) 947-2409.