Concept to show styling direction of new, more affordable, hybrid vehicle

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Honda will reveal a concept version of its new small hybrid vehicle, to be named Insight, at the 2008 Paris International Auto Show, October 2, the company announced today. The new Insight Concept shares styling cues with the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle and will provide an early look at the highly-anticipated five-passenger hybrid vehicle.

Going on sale in the U.S. next spring, the all-new purpose-built Insight will come to market at a price significantly below hybrids available today. From this unique position in the marketplace, the Insight
will advance the affordability and accessibility of hybrid technology to a new generation of buyers. (more…)

IRVINE, Calif., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW), today announced that the Quantum-powered Fisker Karma, a high-performance hybrid sports sedan built through a partnership with green automaker, Fisker Automotive, Inc., is featured in the July 2008 edition of the CAR Magazine, a U.K. publication focusing on trends and technology in the automotive industry.

“We’re very excited to see the car featured in such a popular publication,” said Alan P. Niedzwiecki, president and CEO of Quantum. “We continue to see growing interest in the Karma, both from traditional car
enthusiasts and eco-conscious drivers around the world.” (more…)

New Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus Tire. (PRNewsFoto/Michelin North America, Inc.) GREENVILLE, SC UNITED STATES

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GREENVILLE, S.C., June 25 /PRNewswire/ — Building on a tradition of performance-proven products, Michelin engineers faced a daunting task in enhancing the capabilities of the Pilot(R) Sport(R) All-Season Plus tire.
By combining new and improved technologies pioneered by Michelin, decades of experience in the ultra-high performance market and the brand’s relentless obsession for innovation and excellence, the all-new Pilot Sport A/S Plus tire offers the perfect combination of all-weather performance and
extended tread life for high-end performance vehicles. (more…)

2008 One Lap of America formally known as the Cannonball Run occurred this year May 2 to May 10 and Stephen Noton in the GenieKnows sponsored smart car was vehicle #42 in a group of 72 speed freaks driving across the United States.

San Francisco, CA, June 05, 2008 –(PR.com)– GenieKnows.com CEO, Barbara Manning has often quoted the Company’s corporate mantra as “the little engine that could”. And so it proved to be as the Company sponsored smart car successfully ran and finished the 2008 One Lap of America rally formally known as the Cannonball Run. (more…)