Celebrities Autograph Segway HT to Benefit Environment at 'An Inconvenient Truth' Premiere

Business Wire, May 18, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Last night at the Los Angeles premiere of Participant Productions' new documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" Al Gore, Larry & Laurie David, Sharon Stone, Jessica Alba and Daryl Hannah, among others, autographed a Segway(R) Human Transporter (HT) that will be auctioned off to benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection. Segway, the manufacturer of the innovative, environmentally conscious Segway HT, donated the unit to help raise awareness for eco-friendly transportation alternatives and to support Participant Productions fundraising auction for the Alliance for Climate Protection, a non-profit climate effort Gore helped launch.

Starting Monday, June 5, the autographed Segway HT will be auctioned off, along with other items, on eBay with all proceeds benefiting the Alliance. "An Inconvenient Truth" explores Al Gore's mission to reverse the effects of global warming.

The Segway HT is an electric, zero-emissions transportation device that gives people a real world alternative to the car for short trips that are too far to walk and too close to drive. It costs only 25 cents to charge up the Segway HT and it has an energy efficiency equivalent to 450 miles per gallon.

Paramount Classics, the distributor of "An Inconvenient Truth," has committed five percent of their domestic theatrical gross sales of the film, with a minimum guarantee of $500,000, to be donated to the Alliance. This unprecedented donation runs the entire length of the film's U.S. domestic release.

About Segway

Segway Inc. develops intelligent motion control technology known as Segway(R) Smart Motion(TM) that is embedded in the light electric transportation devices it manufactures, such as the well-known Segway(R) Human Transporter (HT). This technology is also licensed for use in other innovative products made by third-party companies. Segway Smart Motion provides intelligent motion control that enables a device to monitor its environment, precisely control its motion and make the right decisions about how it should move.

Segway Inc. has a distribution network of 100 Segway Authorized Dealers in the U.S. and 35 Segway Authorized Distributors with dealers on all continents. Segway HTs can be purchased at Segway Authorized Dealers and Distributors or by calling 1-866-4SEGWAY. For additional information about Segway and to find dealer locations, please visit www.segway.com. Press materials and digital images are available through the Segway Press Center at www.segway.com/news.>

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