BioEthanol The Saab Way

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BioEthanol The Saab Way
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The driving forces behind renewable fuels such as
BioEthanol

• Reduce fossil CO2 emissions
• Security Of Supply Oil demand out stripping
  supply

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Why Saab?

• High customer relevance Saab customers
  appreciate performance, but also are keen for
  responsible consumption
• Innovation challenges conventional thinking
• Saab heritage for turbo high performance and
  good efficiency. BioPower utilizes the same
  recipe
• Scandinavian brand high social responsibility
  for environment

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The Saab BioPower ApproachThe Technology
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Advantages with Ethanol as a Fuel

• High Quality and Potent Fuel
• 104-octane E85 better than 98-octane Gasoline
• Greater Resistance against Knocking
• Enables More Efficient and Optimal Combustion

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Advantages with Ethanol (E85)

• Using and adapting existing Technology
• Using existing Infrastructure
• No big Capital Investments
• Flexibility in Transient Period
• Change Over from Gasoline without Interruptions
• Parallel Development of Technologies for Long
  Term Perspective

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E85 Infrastructure rapidly expanded

• By end of 2004 - 140 E85 filling stations

• By end of 2005 - 300 E85 filling stations

• By February 2006 - 320 E85 filling stations

• By end of 2009 - 50 of Net work covered
  est. 2300 E85 filling stations(Mandatory
  Requirement by Swedish Government)

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Technical Content Saab 9-5 2.0t BioPower MY06

• Modified 2.0 liter Turbo Engine
• Experience from Saab Variable Compression Engine
• New Control Algorithms to Saab Trionic System
• In House Capacity and Capabilityfor Quick
  Development
• Auto Detection and Adaptation for Fuel Quality
• Modified Material for Fuel System and Fuel Tank
• Engine Block Heater for Cold Starts

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Customer Highlights Saab 9-5 2.0t BioPower MY06

• Improved social Consciousness - less Pollution of
  the Environment
• Higher Performance 30hp and 40Nm (30 lb.ft.)
  on Ethanol
• Faster Response when accelerating
• Meets the Euro 4 Requirement

• Additional Benefits in Sweden
• 20 Tax Relief for Company Car Drivers
• Free parking in major cities
• Congestion Charge Relief (Stockholm)

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The Future of Saab BioPower

• BioPower versions of our other existing engines
• High potential with turbocharging
• New possibilities to increase compression ratios
  for optimum power and efficiency and powertrain
  downsizing
• Working towards usage of E100 (100 Ethanol)

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The Market Response
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Saab BioPower concept Worlds first

• Higher Performance 30Hp and 40Nm running
  on E85
• Same Saab Safety, Versatility, Comfort and
  Design
• Same driving and fuel filling procedure running
  on E85

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Saab 9-5 BioPower is the 1 selling
Environmental Car in Sweden (and accounts for
80 of 9-5 sales in Sweden)
3500
Jan-Apr 2006
3259
3000
2500
2513
2000
2011
1500
1000
732
569
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Saab 9-5
Ford Focus
Toyota Prius
Volvo V70
Volvo V50
BioPower
Flexifuel
Hybrid
Flexifuel
Flexifuel
Source BilSweden 2006-05-02
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and France
Saab BioPower at the a Tradeshow in Paris, Q1 2006
Philippe van der Meulen, MD Saab France Jacques
Chirac, President de la Republique
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Momentum also building in the USA
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Future in Europe and RoW

• Huge Interest for Saab BioPower and Ethanol
• Launch on a number of European markets during
  Spring 2006
• Increasing interest for Ethanol in USA
• Saab E85 Order Books are full
• Best Vehicle Innovation 2006 Prize in Belgium
• Saab will continue to lead the Premium Segment
  with the Roll-out of BioPower on other Vehicles
  in the Portfolio
• BEST Initiative 2006 (BioEthanol for Sustainable
  Transport)

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Welcome On Board