Sen. Jeff Merkley to Visit Eugene Electric Vehicle Company

By Sonia Talati

EUGENE, Ore. -- Senator Jeff Merkley was in Eugene Thursday to discuss the electric vehicle bill and met up with the creators of this two-person, battery-operated vehicle from Arcimoto.

The car's battery can take unused energy from over the night or when the car is at rest and save it for later.

A bill going through the legislature pushes for more electric vehicles and includes support for lithium battery research.

The democrat believes the progress of electric vehicles would help to reduce America's oil dependence.

"If you have kind of followed the sequential development of these vehicles, they are now at the point where they would like to do limited vehicle production.? In other words, the first stage of actually being on the market," Merkley said.

Senate Bill 948 was filed last week.

Merkley says it's important the bill receives bipartisan support.

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Pike Research Names Coulomb Technologies Top Company in Electric Vehicle Supply Market

Press Release Source: Coulomb Technologies, Inc. On Wednesday May 18, 2011, 1:15 pm EDT

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Coulomb Technologies received the top industry ranking today as the industry’s top electric vehicle supply equipment provider by Pike Research. Coulomb attained the highest overall score in the report due to the company’s ‘successful technology partnerships, global sales network, and extensive product portfolio.’ Coulomb is rated highest in both the “Strategy and Execution” dimensions. The report can be downloaded here.

“Coulomb was first to market with a charging network, enabling businesses the ability to provide a distinctive new service, attract new customers and generate new revenue from EV charging. The ChargePointR Network provides the intelligence, tools and services for new EV applications,” said Pat Romano, president and CEO at Coulomb. “We are proud that Pike recognizes and distinguishes Coulomb’s achievements, accomplishments, innovations and market leadership.”

The Pike Research report evaluated ten EVSE suppliers and rated them on 12 criteria for strategy and execution, including go-to-market strategy, product portfolio, partnerships, innovation, reach, market share, pricing, and staying power. Using Pike Research’s proprietary Pike Pulse methodology, vendors were profiled, rated, and ranked with the goal of providing industry participants with an objective assessment of these companies’ relative strengths and weaknesses in the EVSE marketplace. Coulomb Technologies is quoted as being “a pioneer in promoting networked EVSEs – a model many companies have copied.”

“The market for electric vehicle charging equipment is poised for dynamic growth, and will reach more than 1.5 million annual shipments globally by 2015,” said John Gartner, senior analyst from Pike Research. “As the amount of power consumed by EVs grows, service providers such as Coulomb Technologies that manage demand through networks of smart charging stations will become essential to maintaining grid reliability and to optimizing the benefits of moving to electrified transportation.”

Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network is:

The largest and longest operating EV charging network in the world, comprising the most charging stations The only charging network with mobile apps providing EV drivers real-time station status, station reservations and vehicle charging notifications The world’s first fully open charging services network that supports charging stations from multiple manufacturers and works with all EVs The world’s first PCI-compliant charging services network, allowing flexible driver payment options The only EV charging services network providing 24x7x365 driver support

About Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Coulomb Technologies is the leader in electric vehicle charging solutions, with charging systems and application services delivered by the ChargePoint Network. The ChargePoint Network provides multiple web-based portals for Hosts, Fleet Managers, Drivers, and Utilities. The open-system driver network went live in January 2009 and now operates in 14 countries with Network Operations Centers in the U.S., UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany and Hong Kong. Coulomb’s ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations range from 120 to 240 VAC charging up to 500 Volt DC fast charging with more than 4000 stations shipped worldwide. For more information go to: www.coulombtech.com. Follow Coulomb on Twitter: twitter.com/coulombevi. Download the ChargePoint iPhone App. Download the ChargePoint Blackberry App.

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Alpha Lujo Enters Into Stock Exchange Agreement With Australian Electric Vehicle Company

PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - March 31, 2011) - Alpha Lujo, Inc. (OTCBB: ALEV) (OTCQB: ALEV) announced that on March 30, 2011, it entered into a stock exchange agreement with Alpha Lujo Electric Vehicle Pty. Ltd., an Australian company. On that same date, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the SEC regarding this material definitive agreement.?Please refer to the Form 8-K for a more detailed description of the agreement, which also includes a copy as an exhibit.

The electric vehicle company in Australia is a development-stage company and has developed innovative electric vehicle technology that utilizes existing car bodies from Chinese petrol-engine cars.?The parties have established May 31, 2011 as the closing date of this transaction.

William Tien, CEO of both companies, remarked, "We are now in a position to implement our business plan and to create value for our Alpha Lujo shareholders. We look forward to informing the investment community as we make progress. Gasoline prices have created a significant demand for our green electric vehicles."

Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this press release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments, and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, risk factors inherent in doing business. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "forecasts," "potential," or "continue," or similar terms or the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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