Event Combines the Expertise of the CalCar Initiative and the Breakthrough
Battery of Nilar; Audience to Learn how to Perform Conversion Themselves
BOSTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology today announced that
during the upcoming TechMash 2007 (http://www.cmp.com/techmash) conference
in Boston, the East Coast will witness its first public conversion of a
Hybrid vehicle into a Plug-in Hybrid Electronic Vehicle (PHEV). Combining
the expertise of the California Cars Initiative (CalCars) with Nilar,
providers of a breakthrough Nickel Metal Hydride Battery (NiMH), TechMash
attendees will witness a live conversion of a Toyota Prius hybrid into a
PHEV (http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Main_Page).
The live conversion will detail how:
-- A PHEV combines the advantages of both hybrid and electric vehicles,
with the added ability to plug in at night, using local electricity for
short daily trips, but also retaining long distance range from the
existing gasoline or diesel engine.
-- To do the conversion yourself, beating auto manufacturers by several
years, based on freely available open source designs that can be
broadly adopted by Toyota Prius owners who want a PHEV today.
-- Nilar's NiMH battery, which employs a revolutionary membrane design,
demonstrates the continuing high potential of NiMH at a time when much
of the focus is on lithium battery technologies whose limitations
continue to be a reason for the delay in production of PHEVs.
-- Using Nilar's NiMH battery simplifies the pack integration process from
a mechanical and controls perspective.
The live conversion will take place September 19th and 20th during
TechMash's Embedded Systems Conference. For information and to register for
the show visit http://www.embedded.com/esc/boston/overview. You can also
join the live discussion and see a preview of the Prius teardown here
(http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3084711916).
About CalCars Initiative
The California Cars Initiative (CalCars.org) is a Palo Alto-based
nonprofit startup of entrepreneurs, engineers, environmentalists and
consumers promoting 100+MPG plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
Somewhat uniquely, CalCars is itself a hybrid, focusing both on public
policy and technology development, and harnessing buyer demand to help
commercialize PHEVs. CalCars builds demand among highly receptive markets
to encourage auto makers to produce 100+MPG "no-sacrifices"
high-performance, clean plug-in hybrid cars. For more information visit
http://www.calcars.org.
About Nilar
Nilar was founded in 2000, with production and R&D facilities located
in Denver, Colorado. Nilar has taken the approach of analyzing common
failure modes of traditional battery design and manufacturing and has
developed robust solutions that are remarkable simplifications in design
and production technique. Using the company's vast knowledge and experience
in industrial and military battery development, Nilar has introduced a
Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery with the company's patented Membrane
Technology that enables performance breakthroughs in energy and power
density and simplification in pack integration and control. For more
information visit http://www.nilar.com.
About CMP
CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology
industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information
brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than
any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of
access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and
buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is
a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com),
a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services
with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.
About Techmash
CMP Technology will celebrate the spirit of collaboration and combined
brain power at TechMash Boston 2007. TechMash 2007 will include The
Embedded Systems Conference; the industry's largest international embedded
technical conference and exhibition, Software Development Best Practices; a
strategic forum for senior software developers, RFID World Boston, focused
on security, privacy and authentification issues for the community that is
using, building, leveraging, and driving radio frequency identification
(RFID) technology, Near Field Communications(NFC); focused on the next wave
in connectivity and commerce.
Contact:
Leslie Denson (Horn Group on behalf of CMP Technology)
ldenson@horngroup.com
(781) 356-7100
Contact:
Linda Uslaner
luslaner@cmp.com
(516) 562-7685
SOURCE CMP Technology
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Related links:
http://www.cmp.com/techmash
http://www.calcars.org http://www.nilar.com
CONTACT:
Leslie Denson of Horn Group, +1-781-356-7100,
ldenson@horngroup.com, for CMP Technology; or Linda Uslaner, of
CMP Technology, +1-516-562-7685, luslaner@cmp.com
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