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                       NEW RELEASE FROM THE 

                    CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS
December 26, 1995


         CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE PARTNERSHIP
            TO HOLD SECOND ANNUAL FORUM IN CONJUNCTION 
             WITH TWO OTHER MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOS


Mark Your Calendar...and reserve April 10 to 12, 1996, for the 
Second Annual California Alternative Fuel Vehicle Partnership 
(CAFVP) Forum. This year, the Forum will be held in 
Los Angeles at the L.A. Convention Center and will combine 
with two other major environmental events.

Joining CAFVP will be the California Fleet OperatorsÕ 
Exposition, which has been held the past five years in Long 
Beach. And as an added bonus, the CAFVP and the Fleet Expo will 
precede ECO EXPO, the largest environmental trade show on the 
West Coast. Attendees and exhibitors at the Forum will be able 
to attend ECO EXPO at no charge on Friday, April 12, 1996.

The Forum and its agenda are produced by CAFVP. The program 
will feature an exposition of alternatively fueled 
vehicles...including a ride and drive to allow fleet 
operators first hand experience of the latest in clean, 
alternative fuel vehicles.

Co-sponsors of the Forum include the California Energy 
Commission, the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (CNGVC), 
the California Electric Transportation Coalition, the U.S. 
Department of Energy, California Departments of Transportation 
and General Services, and the stateÕs three largest air quality 
management districts representing the Los Angeles area, 
Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.

For more information about, or to register for the California 
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Partnership Forum, please contact:

  Susan Patterson, California Energy Commission..916-654-4992
  Greg Vlasek, CNGVC.............................916-448-5036

For information about being an exhibitor at this major 
alternative fuel vehicle event, contact Jerry Ribinick of 
Interchange Energy at 800-427-3976.


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