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With the coordination
of Guangdong ProvInce Electric Vehicle Project Office,
Powerzinc has entered into an agreement with Shenzhen
Minghua Environmental Protection Vehicle Co., Ltd. to
jointly develop zinc air fuel cell bus. The parties will
develop a mid-size all-Electric bus with Powerzinc's zinc air fuel cell technology. A 30-day field testing and evaluation
in Shanghai should be completed by early November 2002.
Under the terms of the agreement, if the e-bus passes
the tests, Minghua will place follow-on orders for Powerzinc's
zinc air fuel cells to power 20 transit buses for a fleet
to be operated in city of Shenzhen. The company also agrees
to sign a conditional purchase agreement for additional
zinc air fuel cells to power 350 Electric buses if the
field tests on the first zinc air bus come out satisfactory.
Minghua
Environmental Protection Vehicle Co., Ltd. is a Shenzhen-based
Electric bus manufacturer.
About
Powerzinc
Powerzinc
Electric, Inc. is a California-based Hi-Tech company. It
is dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing
and commercialization of advanced zinc-air fuel cells and
entire manufacture facilities, along with fuel cells
refuel service platform. Through years of R&D, Powerzinc
has achieved significant breakthroughs in zinc-air fuel
cell technology and developed the high power, large
energy, long-lasting, low cost and environment-friendly
power and energy source. Its innovative products - DQFC
series of zinc-air fuel cells with creative design and
process technology is a totally renewable energy for
electric vehicles and various other applications today.
About
Powerzinc Electric (Shanghai), Inc
In Shanghai, China,
Powerzinc has established a zinc-air fuel cell
manufacturing and service model plant to commercialize the
technology and its products. The plant is ready for
commercial-scale production. The Company has started
supplying DQFC series zinc-air fuel cells to manufacturers
of Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters. In the near
future, the new series of DQFC zinc-air fuel cells for
Electric Buses, Defense and Security, Communication and
other applications will be available to the commercial
market soon to satisfy
the
real highly growing demand anywhere in the world.
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Powerzinc Electric, Inc.