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To: Jacques Tenzel who wrote (26238)	2/7/2004 10:30:06 AM
From: John Curtis	Respond to of 27311

Jacques: Thanks for the interesting article. As you know I'm very high on FC technology, seeing it as the logical progression for all things transport, etc. I certainly hope FC's ain't as far out as your article states. 'Course...this is a U.S. perspective on it, and as such I expect we'll be lead, rather than lead, in that area. And probably by Asians/Europeans whose needs are more "pressing" than ours. As for hydrogen storage/production....well...those are issues, for sure. You should check out ENER in regards to hydrogen storage. They're working with Texaco and have come up with some very interesting stuff. Oh...and ENER's being lead by a Mr. Stempel (spelling?), a former chief exec of GM. But I digress....I still also think there's a lot of synergy to FC's and such battery technologies as can be made available by VLNC and others. Bottom line? I expect by 2050 the national, and global, energy infrastructure will look similar to, and yet startlingly different from, todays world. Unless we all kill ourselves that is.... Hope things are well with you and yours! John~

To: Jacques Tenzel who wrote (26238)	2/26/2004 10:04:36 AM
From: Jacques Tenzel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

Best Buy to Offer Valence's New N-Charge Power System in Retail Stores Nationwide Thursday February 26, 9:35 am ET AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2004--Valence Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:VLNC - News), a leader in the development and commercialization of Saphion® technology, the only safe large format Lithium-ion rechargeable battery technology, today announced that Best Buy Co. Inc., (NYSE:BBY - News) the nation's leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics, has ordered second generation N-Charge(tm) Power Systems. The new N-Charge systems will be available in over 600 Best Buy retail stores nationwide in March. "The retail channel is a key to building the awareness for our Saphion technology and N-Charge product," stated Stephan Godevais, Chairman and CEO of Valence. "We are excited to continue building our partnership with Best Buy, a company which has proven to be a leader in bringing innovative products to the retail market." "We have seen the need for a universal notebook battery grow over the past year, and the new N-Charge system will enable us to serve an even broader customer base," stated Scott Bachinski, Business Team Leader of Best Buy. "Our partnership with Valence has been successful to date, and we look forward to continuing the relationship." About Valence Technology Inc. Valence is a leader in the development and commercialization of Saphion® technology, the only safe large format Lithium-ion rechargeable battery technology. Valence holds an extensive, worldwide portfolio of issued and pending patents relating to its Saphion® technology and Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The company has facilities in Austin, Texas, Henderson, Nev. and Mallusk, Northern Ireland. Valence is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol VLNC and can be found on the Internet at www.valence.com. -------------------- Source: Valence Technology Inc. -------------------- biz.yahoo.com