Additional speakers offering their congratulations and commenting on the state of the technology and industry included David Lewis of Argonne National Laboratories and David Howell of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies. The EnerDel engineering team completed the presentation with a technical overview of the battery technology.

Charles Gassenheimer, Vice Chairman of Ener1, stated, “This was a very successful day that marks the beginning of the future of the U.S. hybrid vehicle storage technology business. We are deeply appreciative of the support and words from Congressman Burton and his presence at this event. As always, we are grateful for the support of the Department of Energy and thankful for Argonne National Laboratories’ assistance with our materials development. And very importantly, we thank our hardworking and creative employees at EnerDel.”

An archival web cast of the event is available on the company’s web sites (http://www.ener1.com and www.enerdel.com). The event was held at the EnerDel high technology facility located at 8740 Hague Road, Bldg. 7, Indianapolis, IN.

EnerDel is owned by Ener1, Inc. (80.5%) and Delphi Corporation (19.5%). EnerDel has a pilot production facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. EnerDel currently employs approximately 60 highly experienced engineers and technicians involved in the battery development of both cells and systems. For more information, please visit: www.enerdel.com

About Ener1, Inc.
Ener1, Inc. (OTC BB:ENEI.OB - News) is an alternative energy technology company that is developing 1) lithium ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) at its 80.5% owned EnerDel subsidiary through corporate ventures and strategic partnerships with Delphi, ITOCHU and EnerStruct, 2) commercial fuel cell products through its EnerFuel subsidiary, and 3) nanotechnology-based materials and manufacturing processes for batteries and other applications at its NanoEner subsidiary. For more information, visit http://www.ener1.com or call 954-556-4020

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