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Miles Electric Vehicles to Demo All-Electric Cars & Trucks to City of Pocatello

Posted on: May 05, 2008

WHAT:
Miles Electric Vehicles, an all-electric vehicle manufacturer based out of Santa Monica, Calif., will be demonstrating how its zero emissions ZXZ40ST Work Truck and ZX40S Advanced Design SUV can green Pocatello’s city fleet.

With the price of gas at $3.50+ per gallon and the cost of electricity per mile (according to EPA estimates) at $0.02 – $0.03 per mile, a typical fleet operator will save about $2,500 per year by using the MILES ZX40ST or MILES ZX40S Advanced Design. That’s about $10,000 to $15,000 in lifetime fuel cost savings! Additionally, replacing just one gas powered fleet vehicle with a MILES all-electric vehicle will prevent an average of 13,330 pounds of CO2 emissions.

WHO:
Ron Gompertz, MILES Northwest Regional Sales Manager, will be conducting the demonstration for Pocatello’s Senior Environmental Coordinator, John Sigler, and other city officials.

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WHERE:
City Hall
911 N 7th Avenue
Pocatello, ID 83201

Media Planning: To cover this event, contact John Sigler, Senior Environmental Coordinator of the city of Pocatello, at (208) 234-6983.

To contact Miles Electric Vehicles regarding this event, please call or email Kara Saltness, MILES Marketing Manager, at (310) 390-4890×311 or ksaltness@milesev.com.

Miles Electric Vehicles, headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., is dedicated to changing the world one car at a time. The company manufactures and distributes a line of low speed, all electric cars and trucks that combine the best of U.S. electric motor and controller technology with China’s advanced battery and vehicle manufacturing capabilities.