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Powerzinc
announced today that it signed cooperation agreement
with one of the largest automaker in China to jointly
develop electric buses powered by its DQFC series
zinc-air fuel cell. Under the agreement, the two
companies will collaborate on custom designing and
manufacturing a line of high performance, reliable and
zero emission zinc-air fuel cell buses in Jiangsu
province of China. The first model bus will be tested at
National Electric Vehicle Test Center in City of Shantou,
Guangdong, China. The two companies plan to establish a
manufacturing facility in Jiangsu province with annual
capacity of 200 units of all-electric buses in the first
year.
China
promised to host a ¡°Green Olympics¡± in 2008. It is
estimated that approximately 3,000 zero emission buses
will be needed to make Beijing¡¯s dream a reality.
Powerzinc¡¯s zinc-air fuel cell has been the world¡¯s only
commercialized fuel cell product. The world-class
technology combined with the automaker¡¯s solid
background in China¡¯s auto industry shall make this
partnership a very competitive contender for the
proposed zero emission vehicle project in Beijing.
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.