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NewsMarch 5, 2007

Biodiesel Plant Under Construction in Plains, Ga.

PLAINS, Ga. --- Former President Jimmy Carter helped break ground on a new $25 million biodiesel plant in his hometown Feb. 20.

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NewsMarch 5, 2007

Hybrid Sales Up 28 Percent in 2006

DETROIT --- Sales of gas-electric hybrid vehicles in the U.S. rose 28 percent in 2006, according to data from R.L. Polk & Co.

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NewsMarch 5, 2007

L.A., Long Beach Ports Request Bids for LNG Truck Fleet

LOS ANGELES --- The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, two of the nation's leading container ports, have jointly issued a request for proposals for a new liquefied natural gas truck fleet program.

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NewsMarch 5, 2007

Toyota Confirms Commitment to Lithium-Ion Battery Use in '09 Hybrids

NEW YORK --- In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. 16, Toyota CEO Katsuaki Watanabe confirmed plans to use lithium-ion batteries in the automaker's third-generation hybrid cars, due out in late 2008 or early 2009.

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

New Alternative-Fuel Directory Features More Than 2,200 E-85, Biodiesel Retail Locations Nationwide

WHEATON, IL – USA Energy Independence Publications has released a directory covering both E-85 ethanol fuel and biodiesel fuel retail stations nationwide. Designed to help flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) and diesel-powered vehicle owners find local retail outlets for these fuels, the directory also features a buyers guide for 2007 and earlier model FFVs.

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

Verizon to Announce Trial of Hybrid-Powered Vans to Serve FiOS Internet and TV Customers

HYATTSVILLE, MD – On March 6 at 10:30 a.m. Verizon will announce a trial of specially designed service vans with hybrid-engine systems at a news conference in its Hyattsville work center.

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Expands Green Fleet with Phoenix Motorcars' All-Electric Sport Utility Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has added four Phoenix Motorcars all-electric sport/utility trucks (SUTs) to its clean-fuel fleet. PG&E will test the Phoenix Motorcars SUTs in its daily operations across its 70,000-square-mile service area in central and northern California.

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

Odyne Corp. Ramps up Hybrid System Production Through Strategic Supplier Agreement with Bosch Rexroth Corp.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Odyne Corp., a developer of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV) technology for trucks and buses, now has a strategic supplier agreement with Bosch Rexroth Corp. to provide preferred pricing and a steady supply of electric motors and drives for its plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle applications, as Odyne begins to ramp up production in 2007.

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

Streicher Mobile Fueling Completes Reincorporation and Name Change to SMF Energy Corporation

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc. (SMF) has completed its reincorporation in the state of Delaware by merging with and into its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary. As a result of the reincorporation, Streicher has changed its name to SMF Energy Corporation. The NASDAQ ticker symbol, FUEL, will not change.

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

Enterprise Donates $25 Million to Biofuel Research

CHICAGO – Enterprise Rent-a-Car said its owner has donated $25 million to the St. Louis-based Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to fund biofuel research.

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