(NAPSA)—Take a technology that’s been around since the 1880s, make a few improvements, and suddenly you have the beginning of a cooling revolution that may rapidly transform motors, generators and a variety of other products. Here are some little-known facts: Cooling increases power. Get a motor or engine to run cooler and it'll generate more power. HPEV, Inc. has successfully demonstrated a new thermal technology that quickly transfers heat away from an engine, so motors A new, patented thermal technology is making it easier to trans- and engines generate up to 30 per- form SUVs andtrucks into hybrids. costs. Get a motor to generate vehicles. In fact, an electric motor cent more power. Cooling reduces more power and manufacturers can reduce the size while keeping the same output. Because HPEV’s technology can be molded into any length or shape and incorporated into the manufacturing process, it takes up less space, uses less material and, consequently, reduces the size even more. The result: less cost to manufacture and cheaperprices to consumers. Cooling lengthens productlife. Heat is a root cause of motor, bearing and even brakefailures. Cool it and products last longer, which saves consumers money. To that end, the thermal technology is also being tested in high-performance brakes, rotors and calipers by two racing teams. Cooling is green. Almost halfof all electricity produced worldwide is consumed by motors and generators. Improving energy efficiency is the fastest, cheapest and most sustainable way to save energy and reduce emissions. HPEV’s thermal technology improves motor and generator performance by 20-40 enhanced with thermal technology is integral to HPEV’s hybrid retrofit system that converts any internal combustion vehicle into a plugin hybrid electric vehicle. Converted vehicles will be able to run on fuel and electric power at the same time. The electric motor adds what HPEVcalls an “electric load assist,” which reduces the load on internal combustion engines by doing the equivalent work of five to 11 gallons of fuel, depending on the size of the vehicle. This results in fewer emissions as well as greater maintenance and energy savings. The company (stock symbol BIBB) was founded last year to commercialize the Hybrid Plug-in Electric Vehicle, or HPEV, retrofit The potential applications are immense—from pumps andfans to compressors and uninterruptible system. The target market for this technology includes fleet, commercial and consumervehicles, ranging from SUVsto tractor-trailer trucks and buses. As the existing infrastructure at most vehicle maintenancefacilities is sufficient to perform the conversions, the companyplansto license the technology to automotive dealers and service centers nationwide as well as to fleet owners. engines to hybrids and electric www.hpevinc.com. percent. power systems, plane and ship For more information, visit
