Powerzinc signed an agreement with Zhejiang University's College of Electrical Engineering.
　

Powerzinc and Zhejiang University announced an agreement to collaborate in the development of Electric cars in China using Powerzinc's proprietary zinc air fuel cell technology.

Under the agreement, the parties will work together to retrofit EV-1, an all-Electric vehicle originally provided by University of Hawaii. The new, zinc air fuel cell powered EV-1 is scheduled for field testing and evaluation in late August 2002. The agreement also laid out a goal to secure a bid in China's 10th Five-year Plan's 863 Electric vehicle project.

Zhejiang University's College of Electrical Engineering and its National Research Center for Applied Power Electronic Technology (NRC-APE) is the first school that offers Power Electronic studies in China. It has been granted as a top tier study and laboratory by the State Education Commission. Approved by the State Planning Commission, NRC-APE has also been a nationally ranked power electronics applied technology engineering laboratory. Zhejiang University is the first school in China to develop Electric vehicles. They are one of the key participants in the State Science & Technology Commission (SSTC)'s 85EV project as well as the 95EV project of the China's 863 Program.

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.