Green Star Completes Final Test Series for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Frankfort, KY (BUSINESS WIRE) June 5, 2009 – Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC: GSPI) today announced that it has successfully completed its full series of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) testing protocols.
Global Green Cars, Inc., a strategic alliance partner with Green Star Products, has completed its full testing sequence of its PHEV over the past month. Initial testing was completed on May 15, 2009, see press release titled “Green Star Plug-In Electric Hybrid Successfully Completes Preliminary Test Track Trials” (http://www.greenstarusa.com/news/09-05-15.html).
The tests were design to simulate intra-city driving delivery truck routes. The first series of tests were performed to identify the vehicle's efficiency, range capabilities and performance standards. The second set of tests, performed on June 3, 2009, were designed to test a variety of different components which will be available as options including larger on-board IC engines and different combinations of hardware and software in the vehicle's computer system.
The results of the Testing Programs were impressive as follows:
Intra-city driving delivery vehicles are the highest polluters and least energy efficient vehicles in use today on a per mile basis. For example, 85% of the huge U.S. Post Office fleet travels less than 13 miles per day yet consumes 2 to 4 gallons of gasoline per day. This is equivalent to a mileage of 3 to 6 miles per gallon. Compare this to the 100 mile test run of the GSPI plug-in hybrid which demonstrated over 100 miles per gallon at its preliminary test run.
Mr. Joseph LaStella, President of Green Star, stated that a 5-page in-dept article was published on June 4, 2009, by the Times Tribune in Kentucky where the writer of the article illustrated her personal feelings about her test drive of the electric vehicle.
Excerpts from the article by Ms. Ivy Brashear follow:
“I have a secret. There is something else at which I’ve always thought I would be excellent. I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but I would love to be a race car driver.”
“So, when my editor, Samantha Swindler, told me that Global Green Cars, Inc. was test driving one of their electric cars at the Corbin Speedway in anticipation of a brand new plant they plan to build in Williamsburg, I jumped at the chance to drive that car around that track. It would fulfill my secret dream, how could I pass it up?”
“Also, I drive a hybrid car, myself, and I was curious as to how a totally electric car would compare to my own.”
“I was skeptical of this car’s performance. Will it drive faster than a golf-cart? Will I be able to make these turns quickly? Will I even make it around the track without the battery dying?”
“ ' The moment of truth,' I thought, and also my moment to become that race car driver I’ve always secretly wished to be.”
“I took the break off and pressed the gas. It was like driving in a vacuum, with the only sound being the wheels on the pavement. It was surreal almost, not hearing the sounds a gasoline powered car makes — the shifting gears, the revving engine. It sounded like a golf cart, but it drove as good as my hybrid — and as good as a car that guzzles gasoline.”
“There was no doubt about the electric car’s performance, especially after my inner Dale Earnhardt came out and I punched the gas so I could finally find out what it’s like to be a race car driver.”
“I wasn’t disappointed, even if I still had to make the revving sounds.”
(See original article at http://www.thetimestribune.com/business/local_story_155090045.html?keyword=topstory).
About GSPI
Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC: GSPI) is an environmentally friendly company dedicated to creating innovative cost-effective products to improve the quality of life and clean up the environment. Green Star Products and its Consortium are involved in the production of green sustainable goods including renewable resources like algae biodiesel and clean-burning biofuels, cellulosic ethanol and other products, as well as lubricants, additives and devices that reduce emissions and improve fuel economy in vehicles, machinery and power plants. For more information, see Green Star Products' Web site at http://www.GreenStarUSA.com, or call Public Relations at 1-800-741-7648 and 1-800-340-9784, or fax 619-789-4743, or email info@GreenStarUSA.com. Information about trading prices and volume can be obtained at several Internet sites, including http://www.bloomberg.com and http://www.bigcharts.com under the ticker symbol "GSPI".
Forward-looking statements in the release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition for the company, new products and technological changes, the company's dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT:
Joseph LaStella, President
Green Star Products, Inc.
800-741-7648
800-340-9784
619-864-4010
619-789-4743 (fax)
info@GreenStarUSA.com
Last Updated: June 5, 2009