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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (79932)	5/25/2000 6:59:00 PM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Lather, I will have to look further into how toxic ECD's Nickel alloy is. In the meantime, how is this for range... TROY, Mich., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. ("ECD")(ENER) announced today that Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries developed by its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. ("Ovonic Battery"), powered several electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to victory at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's American Tour de Sol competition conducted from May 12 to May 19, 2000. A production General Motors EV1, equipped with NiMH batteries produced by GM Ovonic L.L.C., the joint manufacturing venture between GM and Ovonic Battery, achieved a range of 225 miles on a single charge. For the seventh consecutive year, a vehicle powered with Ovonic NiMH batteries exceeded the 200-mile range on a single charge -- the first time this has been achieved with a production-specific design vehicle. The EV1 was the overall winner in the EV category. This year's Tour de Sol was conducted on public roads and highways between New York City and Washington, D.C. at normal road speeds, demonstrating the practicality of EVs and HEVs in urban driving conditions. Message 13776633 Del