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LA’s Leading Car Service, Exclusive Sedan, Partners With Sabertec to
Provide First-Ever Eco-Luxury Town Car and Limousine Fleet Using Blade,
Vehicle Emissions Reduction Technology

New Eco-Fashion line founders, David Arquette and Ben Harper, Celebrate their Propr LA LaunchWith VIP Guests arriving in Eco-Style with Bladed Rides from Exclusive Sedan


Los Angeles, CA (October 15, 2008) – Sabertec, (www.sabertec.org) makers of Blade,(www.bladeyourride.com) a new environmental technology that easily attaches to a tailpipe of a car, SUV,light-duty truck or Hybrid to reduce vehicle emissions, announces its partnership with Exclusive Sedan ofLA. Exclusive Sedan’s Eco-Luxury Transportation Service uses Blade on a portion of its fleet of towncars, limos and SUV’s, to help reduce each vehicle’s carbon footprint while improving LA’s air quality.

The new service is already being embraced by celebrity environmental thought leaders, David Arquetteand Ben Harper (fans of Blade) today, Wednesday, October 15th, as they celebrate the launch of their ecofashion line, Propr. Propr’s LA launch party will use the service to chauffeur VIP guests to Arquette’sBeverly Hills home where the party will be held. In addition, guests will receive a gift certificate for acomplimentary Bladed ride to the airport.

Exclusive Sedan LA, winner of the prestigious 2007 operator of the Year Award has equipped 30% of itscore fleet with Blade and has intentions to install Blades on more cars by the end of the year. Thecompany is committed to being an environmentally responsible organization and a green leader in thechauffeured transportation industry. The service is currently available in the LA metro area with anaffiliate service offering Bladed town cars and limos in New York City.

“The partnership with Sabertec is a strategic one that will help us maintain our position as the leadingluxury transportation service company in the country,” said Brandan Stein, Owner of Exclusive Sedan.“Cars are the core of our business, and we feel it is our responsibility to do all that we can to reduce theirimpact on the environment. Our eco-conscious clientele can feel good about their luxury rides with usthanks to Blade.”

The Propr event is an impressive example of forward thinking eco-planning that considers everythingfrom transportation to and from the event, the type of food guests will be served, and even the make-upthe models will be wearing. Aveda, one of the most progressive environmentally responsible personalcare brands will be providing eco-friendly hair and make-up products for the Propr models.

“Exclusive Sedan has set themselves apart by introducing Blade to their fleet and we’re thrilled to beproviding the solution that marries eco-consciousness and luxury transportation service. They are theonly luxury car service in LA that is proving their commitment to the environment by using Blade,” said BillO’Brien, CEO, Sabertec, makers of Blade. “To be kicking off this partnership at a premier, green eventlike the Propr launch is incredibly exciting for all of us.”

More About Blade

Consumer experiences on a wide variety of cars, light duty trucks and SUV’s in the U.S., Europe andLatin America have resulted in gas mileage increase up to 34% on 4 cylinder cars (e.g. Honda Civics),21% on light duty trucks and SUV’s (e.g. Chevy Avalanches), 16% on dual exhaust 8-cylinder sedans(e.g. Lincoln Town Cars, Crown Victoria’s), 24% on 10 cylinder Box-style trucks (i.e. moving trucks).Blade Proven Using the EPA 511 Protocol

Blade has been tested in the country’s most stringent emissions lab, Automotive Testing andDevelopment Services, Inc. (ATDS), a California based, independent testing laboratory, which isaccepted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and is licensed by theCalifornia Air Resources Board (CARB). For more detailed information, please visitwww.bladeyourride.com/Blade-511-Results.html

How Blade Works

Blade works in three different ways:

  • • Acts a filter - capturing toxic particulate material (PM) as well as other solid inorganic emissionsthat would otherwise end up in the air
  • • Blade works by accelerating the start-up of your vehicle's catalytic converter– lowers emissions
  • • Increases volumetric efficiency of the engine – helps your engine burn more efficiently therebyincreasing fuel economy and reducing CO2

For more information on Blade installations across the country, please visit http://www.bladeyourride.com.

About Sabertec

Based in Austin, Texas, Sabertec is on the vanguard of solving environmental challenges throughtechnology, education and the inspiration of behavioral change. Sabertec products reduce fossil fuelburning engine emissions that are known contributors to global warming as well as health consequencesincluding cancer, strokes and respiratory diseases. Launched in 2008, Blade, www.bladeyourride.com isthe company’s first consumer product available in the United States. Blade was developed utilizingSabertec’s patent pending impact filtration method which is the core technology in their IDPF product.IDPF has been reducing toxic diesel particulate matter emissions on commercial bus fleets in Sao Paulo,Brazil since 2005. www.Sabertec.org