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http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2002/05/28/141101.html?NEWS
Mayor Hahn, Steve Soboroff to Announce Precedent-setting
Electric Vehicle Program At Playa Vista

Who:     Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn
         Steve Soboroff, President, Playa Vista
         City Councilmember Ruth Galanter
         Executives from global automobile company and "share car"
         provider

What:    Playa Vista is creating a zero-emission mobility
         program for its residents and business tenants. The
         program will include a mix of neighborhood electric
         vehicles, trams and utility vehicles, and a
         precedent-setting electric vehicle "share car"
         program for use throughout the Southern California
         region. Playa Vista will announce the selection of
         its "Mobility Dream Team" comprised of one of the
         world's premier vehicle manufacturers, lead share
         car companies and top transportation planners.

When:    Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
         Media will have the opportunity to test drive the
         vehicles from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Where:   The Visitor Center at Playa Vista
         Enter on Jefferson Boulevard just east of Lincoln.

Visuals: Several neighborhood electric vehicles will be on
         display.  Media will be encouraged to test drive
         the vehicles.

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Playa Vista Takes Major Step in Becoming Neighborhood
Electrical Vehicle Community of the Future PLAYA VISTA,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002-- GEM, a
DaimlerChrysler Company, Named to Lead Mobility Dream Team'
to Develop Model System in U.S.

Playa Vista has selected DaimlerChrysler, its Global
Electric Motorcars (GEM) subsidiary and eMotion Mobility to
develop what promises to become the most comprehensive
zero-emission vehicle mobility system in the nation.

This precedent-setting program aims to have electric
vehicles as the dominant mode of transportation at Playa
Vista. The program envisions the wide use of an array of GEM
neighborhood electric vehicles for passenger and utility
purposes, as well as zero-emission trams to canvass the
Playa Vista property and a fleet of electric city cars based
on the MCC smart City-Coupe to be available on a per-trip
basis for regional use by residents and business tenants.

The Playa Vista mobility program is designed to encourage
carpooling, ridesharing, car-sharing, bicycling and the use
of mass transit options to reduce vehicle emissions locally
and throughout the region.

"Our vision is to have electric vehicles as the dominant
form of transportation at Playa Vista," said Playa Vista
President Steve Soboroff. "We want our residents to be able
to keep their gas guzzler in the garage, and use electric
vehicles for trips within Playa Vista and throughout the
greater Southern California area. Our goal is for the place
to be dotted not just with electric cars, but also with
electric postal vehicles, flat-bed delivery trucks, and
emergency vehicles," Soboroff added.

Playa Vista's mobility team will be led by GEM, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler. Atlanta-based
eMotion Mobility's role is to provide the telematics,
management and reservation systems for the mobility program
as well as the smart electric vehicles used in the
car-sharing program.
[ http://www.emotionmobility.com/media/MCC_091101.htm ]

The car-share system envisions a fleet of electric vehicles,
accessed by Playa Vista residents and businesses, through an
Internet reservation system or by calling a toll-free
number. Neighborhood electric vehicles are expected to be
available for sale to residents, with financing through home
mortgages being one option under consideration.

"Electric vehicles are a part of cutting edge technology
that provides smart alternatives and enhances environmental
quality by reducing emissions that contribute to urban smog,
air toxics and global warming," said Mayor Jim Hahn.

"The City of Los Angeles is keeping up with this technology,
with our electric vehicle program and electric shuttle. The
City's environmentally responsible policies and visionary
leaders like Playa Vista are demonstrating that technology
is a powerful tool for developing sustainable communities. 
By investing in sustainability today, we are protecting our
community for future generations."

"Playa Vista has come through admirably on the commitment I
extracted from them years ago," said Los Angeles City
Councilmember Ruth Galanter. "These electric vehicles and
the leasing programs will make a major contribution to the
larger community and add to Playa Vista's claim to become a
model for future developments in Los Angeles."

Larry Oswald, vice president of DaimlerChrysler's Hybrid and
Electric Vehicle Product Team and chief executive officer of
GEM, said the mobility project is aimed at future technology
applications by using existing systems. "GEM and
DaimlerChrysler want to showcase current and future
alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles in a
real-world application. We're excited about the
possibilities at Playa Vista," Oswald said.

Global Electric Motorcars, the largest U.S. producer of
street-legal electric vehicles, has extensive experience
working with planned communities around the United States.
The GEM neighborhood vehicles have become a key mode of
transportation in several locations around the nation,
including DC Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz., Celebration in
Florida, and Bay Harbor in Michigan.

These vehicles have the track record of displacing many
short trips traditionally taken with gasoline-powered
vehicles. They are affordable vehicles that can be operated
more economically than their gasoline counterparts while
providing the environmental benefits of zero emission, quiet
transportation.

"We are extremely proud that eMotion Mobility was selected
to pioneer the car-sharing concept at Playa Vista," said
John Wilson, president and CEO of eMotion Mobility. "We are
happy that we can help broaden the acceptance of alternative
fuel vehicles and provide a real-world laboratory for the
development of the environmentally friendly transportation
systems of the future."

eMotion Mobility LLC creates smart solutions for personal
transportation through its state-of-the-art mobility
systems. The company will offer commuters and others clean,
quiet electric cars at mobility stations conveniently
located near transit facilities, business centers and
popular public areas on a pay-per-trip basis. eMotion
Mobility is based in Atlanta and will produce eMotion
electric vehicles at its production facility in Hinesville,
Ga. For more information, visit www.emotionmobility.com.

Playa Vista is located on 1,086 acres between Marina del
Rey, Westchester and Playa del Rey. The new Westside
community will provide critically needed housing, commercial
office space, neighborhood shopping and hundreds of acres of
restored wetlands and parks. The project is committed to
sustainable development, and has been recognized as one of
five P.A.T.H. (Partnership for Advancing Technology in
Housing) communities in the United States.

CONTACT: Sugerman Communications Group Steve Sugerman,
310/689-7535 steve@sugermangroup.com SOURCE: Playa Vista
http://www.businesswire.com 05/29/2002 13:00 EASTERN

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eMotion Mobility Selects Zandiant Technologies to Supply
Telematics Systems for Electric Car-Sharing Program

LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Zandiant
Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has been selected
to supply telematics systems for eMotion Mobility's
innovative car-sharing program.  Zandiant's advanced
telematics systems will be incorporated into eMotion's
zero-emission electric vehicles based on the MCC smart
City-Coupe.

Zandiant's telematics system includes Global Positioning
System (GPS) technology, along with digital cellular and
wireless local area network (WLAN) communications.

"Zandiant's advanced telematics system will enable eMotion
to provide its users with convenient hands-free wireless
communications and GPS-assisted navigation," said Jim
Varian, eMotion Mobility Vice President of Operations &
Systems.

"Zandiant was selected due to its extensive vehicle
electronics and software development background, and proven
ability to develop custom OEM telematics systems." "Zandiant
is pleased to be a part of the eMotion car-sharing program,"
said Albert Wong, Zandiant President and CEO.

"The eMotion car-sharing system will benefit greatly from
the inherent flexibility of Zandiant's fourth-generation
telematics platform." eMotion Mobility is currently
developing a personal mobility system in Atlanta, Georgia,
using smooth, sleek electric cars available on a per-trip
basis.

Taking a page from the innovative European concept of
car-sharing, users will be able to access a car, whenever
they need it, offering the freedom associated with owning a
car without the cost and hassle of ownership. eMotion's
car-sharing system will provide instant access to a network
of cars throughout the city, 24 hours-a-day, seven days a
week.

The company's fleet of zero-emission electric vehicles and
reserved parking will be convenient to business centers,
universities, shopping malls, transit stations, residential
communities, popular public areas and other key locations. 
eMotion Mobility plans to expand the concept to California,
Massachusetts, Vermont, New York and other major cities in
the future and eventually build as many as 5,000 cars a
year, which would make it by far the largest electric
vehicle business in the United States.

Zandiant Technologies was spun-off from Clarion Co., Ltd. in
February of 2001 under the leadership of Albert Wong,
co-founder and former Chief Technical Officer of AST
Research.  Headquartered in Lake Forest, California,
Zandiant specializes in the development of telematics and
mobile entertainment systems.  Products developed by
Zandiant include the factory-installed Citroen AutoPC,
introduced in 2001 by French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen.

Zandiant offers telematics systems and platforms, along with
engineering and software development services to vehicle
manufacturers, fleet operators, systems integrators and
wireless service providers.  For more information, contact
info@zandiant.com.

For more information on eMotion Mobility, call Matt Fogt of
GCI Group at (404) 870-3776 or e-mail mfogt@gcigroup.com.
(C) 2002 Zandiant Technologies.  Product and company names
listed herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.  For further information please contact Jim Laehy of
Zandiant Technologies, Inc., +1-949-599-6500,
jlaehy@zandiant.com.  SOURCE  Zandiant Technologies, Inc.
CO:  Zandiant Technologies, Inc.; Clarion Co., Ltd.  ST:
California SU: PDT http://www.prnewswire.com 05/28/2002
06:00 EDT
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