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Altairnano, Phoenix and Boshart to Demonstrate Electric SUV at Zero Emission Vehicle Symposium
Thursday September 21, 6:45 am ET
Electric Sports Utility Model Also To Be On Display

RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2006--Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTI - News), with their electric vehicle partners, Boshart Engineering and Phoenix Motorcars, will road demonstrate a full size electric SUV at the California Air Resources Board Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Technology Symposium, held next week, September 25-27, 2006 in Sacramento, California.

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The demonstration electric SUV is an early model of the commercially available vehicle, targeted for volume delivery in Spring 2007. This vehicle is planned to be capable of road speeds up to 95 mph, a driving range that is configurable up to 200 miles, a battery recharge time potential of less than 10 minutes, and an acceleration of 0 to 60mph in less than 10 seconds. Another configuration of the vehicle as a Sports Utility Truck will also be on display at the Symposium.

Attendees of the Symposium will be invited to ride in this innovative, full size SUV.

Also on September 27, at 2:30 p.m., Evan House, Ph.D., Director of Altairnano's Advanced Materials & Power Systems business unit, will deliver a presentation on Altairnano's NanoSafe(TM) rechargeable nano-titanate battery program.

The Symposium will be held at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building, Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA.

For more information on the event, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/zevprog/symposium/sympdetail.htm.