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Budget EV Rental Cars' Fleet Hits Historic Millionth Mile Mark

19 October 2000

Budget EV Rental Cars' Alternative Fuel Rental Fleet Hits Historic Millionth Mile Mark

        Earth-Friendly Vehicles Help Eliminate Eight Tons of Pollution
                        And Save 50,000 Gallons of Gas

    LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 Budget EV Rental Cars, a joint effort
between EV Rental Cars and Budget Rent a Car Corporation, reached an historic
milestone today when its environmental rental vehicle fleet hit its one
millionth mile, a distance equal to circumnavigating the globe 40 times.
    "This marks an important turning point for the growing use of clean fuel
vehicles and proves that these vehicles are a viable alternative," said Jeff
Pink, president and founder of EV Rental Cars.  "Preserving the Earth's
resources and improving our quality of life is of great concern as we move
forward in the new millennium."
    To commemorate the occasion, EV Rental Cars awarded a free rental to
Martha Michael and John Graney, co-workers at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in St.
Louis, Missouri who were driving a natural gas Honda Civic GX when Budget EV
Rental Cars reached the million-mile mark.
    "I can't see why anyone wouldn't want to rent a natural gas vehicle," said
Graney.  "Not only are these vehicles good for the environment, it drives the
same as a regular gas-powered vehicle.  I didn't notice a difference in the
power or pick-up."
    "This milestone further demonstrates how Budget EV Rental Cars leads the
industry in offering successful environmental vehicle rental options," said
Mark Sotir, president, Budget Rent a Car.
    By crossing the million mile mark, Budget EV Rental Cars has also made the
following contributions:

     -- Prevented eight tons of air pollution

     -- Left 50,000 gallons of gasoline unused that conventional cars would
        have guzzled

     -- Saved renters nearly $50,000 in fuel costs since alternative fuels are
        less expensive

    Crossing the milestone of one million miles proves that environmental
vehicle rentals are working for travelers across California and Arizona -- and
the numbers back it up.  Two years from its inception, and eight locations
later, there have been 7,200 environmental vehicle rentals.  To support the
growing need and demand for clean fuel vehicles, there are currently more than
2,000 natural gas re-fueling stations across the country available to the
public.
    In addition to fuel cost savings, significant time savings are made
possible to renters as well.  In California, Arizona, Georgia, and Virginia,
drivers of qualified environmental vehicles are eligible to travel in the
carpool lanes with a state issued decal even when they are unaccompanied by
passengers.