In the podcast, Scuderi Group President Sal Scuderi talks about the McCainchallenge -- and the special advantages of the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engineover conventional electric hybrids.

(The Scuderi Group's podcast about the McCain challenge is available atwww.airhybridblog.com).

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is calling for a 300 milliondollar government prize for whoever who can develop a substantially betterelectric car battery. McCain said the prize would be awarded for, "thedevelopment of a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost andpower to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electriccars."

In response to John McCain's battery challenge, President of The ScuderiGroup Sal Scuderi said, "The next great leap in power efficiency might beseen from an air tank, not a battery," referring to the advantages of theScuderi Air-Hybrid Engine.

Instead of using an electric battery, the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine storesunused energy in the form of compressed air. Today's electric hybridvehicles are limited in power and performance, but the Scuderi Air-HybridEngine increases power while improving mileage. The Scuderi Air-HybridEngine is expected to have historical gains in fuel efficiency and emit upto 80 percent less emissions than all the gasoline and diesel engines onthe road today.

About The Scuderi Group

Based in West Springfield, Mass., with offices in Frankfurt, Germany, theScuderi Group is a company focused on proliferating its technology throughR&D and licensing. Its revolutionary Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine Technologyis the most significant improvement in engine performance in decades andcan be applied to any internal combustion engine.

For more information call 413-439-0343 or visit on the Web atwww.scuderigroup.com. Or participate in the discussion atwww.airhybridblog.com.