Torvec's New Green Hybrid Technology

ROCHESTER, NY, May 18 (MARKET WIRE) --
Torvec (OTCBB: TOVC) announced today that its patented IVT gearing allows
for design flexibility so that the company can create a Power Split
Device (PSD) for Gas Electric Hybrid Technology. Working with NASA on an
all electric version of the company's IVT for the next generation Lunar
Rover has lead to this breakthrough configuration for hybrid vehicles.

Recently the U.S. Government has set aside hundreds of millions of dollars
for advancements in hybrid technology, through the Department of Energy
for which the company believes it would qualify.

The term PSD is essentially a transmission with more then one power source
(i.e. gas/diesel engine & electric motor powered by a battery pack). The
Toyota(R) Prius(R) is the number one selling hybrid in the world, and it
is the standard on which hybrid technology is judged. Since Toyota's PSD
is patented and is the key to their success, other automakers have tried
to circumvent Toyota's technology with limited success. Torvec's patented
PSD has the ability to level the playing field for companies that compete
with Toyota and their Prius PSD technology. Torvec's technology will
function similarly to Toyota's, with the same driver feel and performance
and with future investigation might afford several advantages over
Toyota's technology.

This PSD technology is ideal for compact to full sized vehicles, while
Torvec's Hydraulic IVT design will afford larger vehicles greater fuel
savings over the stock vehicle.

For more information on Torvec's technology and efforts in Washington
please visit:

http://www.torvec.com/messagefromceo051809.htm

About Torvec, Inc.

Torvec, Inc., based in Rochester, New York, develops advanced automotive
technologies that increase transportation safety, mobility, fuel
efficiency and reduce soot emissions. Torvec owns the technology for an
Infinitely Variable Transmission that increases fuel efficiency at the
same time that it reduces soot emissions, a Full Terrain Vehicle (FTV)
that can travel over the most inhospitable terrain as well as on the most
modern highways, an IsoTorque(R) Differential that increases vehicle
handling and enhances highway safety. Torvec's founders invented the
famous Torsen(R) Differential used today in high-performance vehicles and
the military version of the Humvee.

Contact:
Keith Gleasman
CTO
585-254-1100

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