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• RMI's Own Michael Brylawski Featured in AutoblogGreen
• Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept
• Quantum Supplies Ford with Hydrogen Fuel Injection Systems
• Tesla Motors Opens Tech Center in Michigan

Rocky Mountain Institute Senior Consultant Michael Brylawski was featured in a four-part interview in the relatively new AutoblogGreen website. In the interview, Michael describes his experience with RMI's Hypercar project as well his current role as a senior consultant. You can read the interview here: www.autobloggreen.com

Michael is featured in the Staff Spotlight section of the Spring 2007 edition RMI Solutions newsletter.

Saab has introduced a hybrid concept vehicle known as the BioPower Hybrid Concept. Currently built upon Saab's well-known 9-3 convertible platform, the BioPower Hybrid Concept features a hybrid drive train with an engine that can use a range of biofuels, such as ethanol and methanol. The company hopes to feature this drive train in all of their vehicles in the future.

SOURCE: Saab web site: www.saab.com/main/GLOBAL/en/hybrid_intro.shtml

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide (www.qtww.com, Nasdaq: QTWW) has announced that it is supplying hydrogen fuel injectors to Ford Motor Company for use in their hydrogen internal combustion engine (HICE) powered shuttle-bus program. The program will be demonstrated across the United States and Canada to help Ford assess the economic viability of offering vehicles equipped with hydrogen internal combustion engines.

SOURCE: Quantum web site: www.qtww.com

Tesla Motors (www.teslamotors.com), the manufacturer of high-performance, zero-emissions electric vehicles (See: AAN 20 October 2006, 25 August 2006, and 11 August 2006), opened its Michigan Technical Center on January 26, 2007. The roughly 20,000-square-foot facility will house research and development for future Tesla products, which include a four-door high-performance sedan. Project "WhiteStar," as it is known, aims to have a vehicle in production around 2009.

SOURCE: CompositesWorld.com, 29 January 2007:
www.compositesworld.com/news/cwweekly/2007/January/cw111114