Business Wire – March 22, 2005 – The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the “Consortium”) announced that Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (“Quantum”, Nasdaq: NM: QTWW) and Mr. Alan Perriton, former Senior Executive of General Motors Asia/Pacific, have joined the Consortium. The Consortium is made up of a growing number of automotive suppliers, manufacturers and other organizations working together to accelerate the commercial production of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, (PHEVs). Read Article

SAN DIEGO, March 9-- Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
announced today that it has received approval from the United
States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) to commence development of a
compact, low-cost, high-performance, 48-volt ultracapacitor-based electrical
energy storage module for applications in passenger vehicles. Read the Press Release