AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 07, 2008
Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLNC) today announced it has
entered into a contract with The Tanfield Group Plc (LSE: TAN) to
manufacture and supply safe, Lithium Phosphate energy storage systems
to power zero emission, all-electric commercial delivery vehicles. The
Valence battery systems will be installed in leading-edge vans and
trucks produced by Tanfield's UK-based trading division, Smith
Electric Vehicles, the world's largest manufacturer of electric vans
and trucks.
Under the agreement, Tanfield will purchase up to $70 million of
Valence products in the contract's first phase and Valence has already
received a firm purchase order for the first calendar quarter.
Valence management will discuss the Tanfield contract during its Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter Conference Call scheduled for 4:00 p.m. EST today, Thursday, February 7th. To access Valences conference call via the Internet, please visit http://www.valence.com. The conference is also available within the United States and Canada by dialing 888-820-9409 and entering the passcode 9064825. Callers dialing into the conference from abroad must dial 913-312-1417 and enter passcode 9064825
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