EcoMotors recent announcement of the completion of Series B funding by investors Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures has brought the opoc engine to the attention of several media outlets. Listed below are just a few of the news stories recently generated by this exciting new technology.

Securing “Series B” funding from two prominent investors represents a major advance in the global commercialization of the opoc™ technology.

TROY, Michigan, July 12, 2010 -- EcoMotors International CEO Don Runkle announced today that the Company has secured substantial Series B funding – sufficient to complete engineering and testing of the opoc™ engine.

TROY, Mich., May 17, 2010-- EcoMotors International CEO Don Runkle announced today that Zhongding Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. has signed a letter of intent to fund further development of EcoMotors’ innovative opoc® engine technology. The agreement is the most recent expression of the global automotive industry’s endorsement of, and enthusiasm for, the unique opoc® advantages.

Exceeds 500 Hours of Successful Testing of High-Efficiency opoc™ Engines

EcoMotors International CEO Don Runkle announced today the company’s commitment to helping automakers meet – and exceed – the just-announced 2016 Federal Fuel Economy Standards for light vehicles. This announcement coincides with EcoMotors’ passing the milestone this week of over 500 hours of successful dynamometer testing of the revolutionary OPOC™ engine.

In early March, EcoMotors was in the news on both sides of the country – at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., and the Wall Street Journal’s ECO:nomics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif.

At ARPA-E, EcoMotors’ OPOC™ engine was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of the highly rated clean energy projects to be showcased. Principal investor Vinod Khosla, managing partner of Khosla Ventures, was one of the summit’s speakers, selected as a leading energy innovator.

The EcoMotors OPOC™ engine was showcased in late February at Heli Expo 2010 in Houston, Texas – a major annual international helicopter trade show. The OPOC™ engine was featured in the exhibit of Eurocopter, the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer.

Eurocopter is interested in the OPOC™ engine because the company believes diesel provides a highly eco-efficient solution for the future of small helicopters, and the OPOC™ is half the size and weight of a conventional diesel engine, with half the fuel consumption and less than half the moving parts.

An Industry Leader, Don Runkle Brings Decades of Experience to Pursuit of Clean and Efficient Propulsion Systems

TROY, Mich., September 14, 2009 – EcoMotors International announced today it has named seasoned industry executive Donald L. Runkle as its CEO. Runkle brings automotive OEM, supplier, and private-equity experience to his new position at EcoMotors – an innovative, Michigan-based company developing clean, efficient and lightweight propulsion systems.

On March 10, 2009 EcoMotors was honored at the 2009 Always On Going Green East conference as the category winner for Green Automobiles and Transportation in the GoingGreen East 50 awards. This is EcoMotors' second award from the Always On group, solidifying Ecomotors reputation as a leading company in the arena of cleantech. The company was selected for its innovative technology and the idea that growth in the automotive segment is going to come not in the form of new vehicles but in improving engine performance.

Prof. Peter Hofbauer, EcoMotors CEO, provides a brief overview on the genesis of EcoMotors and the OPOC™ powertrain.

Prof. Peter Hofbauer, EcoMotors CEO, describes the OPOC™ powertrain and some of its key components.