IdleAire Window Units Let Truckers Shut Down Engines without Shutting Off Accessories

IdleAire Window Units Let Truckers Shut Down Engines without
Shutting Off Accessories
Siemens Wins $10 Million Agreement to Assemble Grid-Powered Systems that
Provide Cool Air and Cool Services-- Plus Save Energy, Reduce Pollution 


KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 20  /PRNewswire/ -- Knoxville-based IdleAire
Technologies announced today it is awarding Siemens Energy & Automation a $10
million agreement to assemble key components of its award-winning Advanced
Travel Center Electrification (ATE) system for the trucking industry.

At its Electronics Manufacturing Center in Johnson City, Siemens will assemble
the primary user input device, which provides thermostat control as well as
email access and movie and TV choices.

IdleAire's system is installed at facilities where long-haul diesel trucks
congregate. Traditionally, drivers idle their trucks for extended periods to
heat and cool their cabs.  The ATE system allows truckers to shut off their
rigs. The system works off the electrical grid, providing truck cabins with
filtered air as well as access to the Internet and a range of entertainment
options.

IdleAire said the Siemens agreement was a first step in implementing plans for
the rapid, nationwide deployment of its technology. Production is expected to
start in May 2004.

IdleAire shares revenue from use of the system with the property owner. Truck
owners pay the cost of the system's basic services for drivers, which is less
than the cost of idling the trucks.

"The strategic alignment of IdleAire and Siemens gives us a highly capable,
top-quality assembly partner who is able to ramp up to our aggressive
implementation schedules," said IdleAire COO David Everhart.

"Teaming two award-winning companies, IdleAire and Siemens, to play a key role
in creating both cleaner air and jobs in Tennessee is another example of how
'green' means jobs for Tennessee," said Betsy Child, commissioner of the
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. 

DATASOURCE: Siemens Energy & Automation



CONTACT:  David Everhart of IdleAire Technologies, [phone]; or

Steve Morgan, [phone], or , or Barbara Mason,

[phone], or , both of Siemens



Web site:  http://www.siemens.com/ 

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