Exhibit 99.1


                   [LETTERHEAD OF GREENMAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.]


                                                           News Release
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:   Chuck Coppa, CFO or Bob Davis, CEO
B           GreenMan Technologies, 781/224-2411
            www.greenman.biz

                 GreenMan Divests Tennessee Scrap Tire Business;
               Tennessee Plant To Be Closed By September 30, 2005;
               Divestiture Will Positively Impact Future Cash Flow

      LYNNFIELD, Massachusetts - September 13, 2005 -- GreenMan Technologies,
Inc. (AMEX: GRN), a leading recycler of over 30 million scrap tires per year in
the United States, today announced that it has entered into an Asset Purchase
Agreement with Tennessee Tire Recyclers Inc. under which all Tennessee contracts
and certain other contracts with suppliers of waste tires and contracts to
supply whole tires to certain cement kilns in the southeastern region of the
United States have been assigned to Tennessee Tire Recyclers. GreenMan received
no cash consideration for these assignments and expects to record a non-cash
loss on the transaction of approximately $918,000 associated with the write-off
of goodwill relating the intangible assets assigned.

Bob Davis, GreenMan's President and Chief Executive Officer said, "We estimate
the assumption of these contracts by Tennessee Tire Recyclers and the pending
closure of our Tennessee facility in September will relieve us of obligations
that have negatively contributed to our operating losses over the past several
years and will positively impact our overall corporate cash flow by over
$150,000 per month. We anticipate the transition of assigning all contracts to
be completed within 90 days and will redeploy all remaining Tennessee equipment
to other locations during that timeframe."

Mr. Davis added, "Our efforts to reduce our operating costs, negotiate more
favorable terms with our existing secured creditors, refinance existing long
term debt and secure additional financing are ongoing. We are committed to
making the tough but necessary decisions to ensure the future viability of
GreenMan and continue to evaluate all viable alternatives to achieve this
objective with our primary focus on our Southeastern operations".


GreenMan was founded in 1992 and today is comprised of six operating locations
that collect, process and market scrap over 30 million scrap tires in whole,
shredded or granular form. We are headquartered in Lynnfield, Massachusetts and
currently operate tire processing operations in California, Georgia, Iowa and
Minnesota.


"Safe Harbor" Statement: Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

With the exception of the historical information contained in this news release,
the matters described herein contain `forward-looking' statements that involve
risk and uncertainties that may individually or collectively impact the matters
herein described, including but not limited to the possibility that we may not
realize the benefits expected from our new Tennessee operation, product
acceptance, economic, competitive, governmental, seasonal, management,
technological and/or other factors outside the control of the Company, which are
detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the quarterly
report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2005. The Company
disclaims any intent or obligation to update these "forward-looking" statements.