California Air Resources Board Grants Executive Order to Turbodyne

19 March 1999

The State of California Air Resources Board Grants Executive Order to Turbodyne

    WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--March 19, 1999-- Turbodyne Technologies Inc. (Easdaq:TRBD) Friday announced that it has received an executive order from the California Air Resources Board for a universal exemption of the Turbopac(tm) 2500 for heavy-duty diesel vehicles that are equipped with mechanical unit fuel injection and no electronic injection timing or electronic throttle delay.
    The order does not constitute a certification, accreditation, approval or any other type of endorsement by the Air Resources Board of any claims of Turbodyne concerning anti-pollution benefits or any other benefits of the Turbopac(tm) 2500. The order enables Turbodyne to advertise, market and install the Turbopac(tm) 2500 on vehicles equipped with engines covered by the order.
    In California, the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program and the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program have been instituted in order to enforce compliance with the state's clean-air legislation. Noncompliance results in penalties ranging from $300 to $1,800. These programs are important because the California Air Resources Board has identified diesel particulate emissions as a toxic air contaminant.
    Turbodyne was granted the order after successfully testing the Turbopac(tm) 2500 system on four different heavy-duty diesel engine families that are considered to represent a cross section of engines operating on highways. The four heavy-duty engines tested are made by Cummins Engine Co. Inc., Detroit Diesel Corp., Navistar International Transportation Corp. and the Caterpillar Inc.
    The emissions evaluation and tests were conducted by the Clean Air Vehicle Technology Center at its California Truck Testing Service (CaTTS) facility, located at the campus of the Chevron Richmond Research Center in Northern California.
    CaTTS is an independent commercial laboratory accepted by the California Air Resources Board, based on information submitted to the Air Resources Board, as being properly equipped to perform specialized tests, in accordance with applicable federal and California test procedures.
    With the Turbopac(tm) 2500 model, the company can target the retrofit market. However, the grant of this executive order does not ensure that any Turbopac(tm) 2500 models will be sold.
    Turbodyne Systems, the Engine and Pollution Technology Division of Turbodyne, designs, develops, manufactures and markets patented pollution-reduction, fuel-economy and performance-enhancing products for internal-combustion engines in the automotive, transportation, construction, marine, agriculture, mining, military and power- generation industries.
    Turbodyne's Light Metals Division is a manufacturer of machined aluminum castings and a leading supplier to the automotive industry.
    Offices and/or plants are located in Carpinteria, La Mirada, Encinitas and Woodland Hills, Calif.; New York; Ensenada and Mexico City, Mexico; Vancouver, British Columbia; Paris; and Frankfurt, Germany.
    Turbodyne's World Wide Web address is www.turbodyne.com.