Pasadena, Calif. - CALSTART (www.calstart.org) - North America's leading advanced transportation technologies consortium - announces the winners of its prestigious Blue Sky Award 2008. The annual awards recognize outstanding marketplace contributions to clean air, energy efficiency and to the clean transportation industry overall by companies, organizations and individuals.

The 2008 winners were selected as the top firms and individuals from among several dozens nominated internationally for their market leadership and real actions in advanced and green transportation. A special awards ceremony and luncheon will honor the winners June 10th and attendance is welcome.

"This year's Blue Sky Award winners represent the best in our expanding industry: taking real actions with real products to improve air quality, combat global warming, ensure our energy security and create sustainable jobs," said CALSTART President and CEO John Boesel.

The Blue Sky Award 2008 winners are:

Eaton Corporation, of Cleveland, Ohio, won the Blue Sky Award for being the world's first in developing and bringing to market both hybrid electric and hybrid hydraulic systems for medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

Click to watch a video highlight of the Eaton Hybrid Power System

Business Region Goteborg of Sweden, won the Charles R. Imbrecht Blue Sky Innovation Award for catalyzing Sweden's use of biomethane as a renewable transportation fuel now powering 4,500 natural gas cars, trucks and buses and a commuter train.