UQM Technologies to Develop Low Cost Fully Integrated High Performance Vehicle Propulsion

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 5 UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a fully integrated 30kW electric propulsion system designed to be manufactured at low cost. The new propulsion system will feature a sine wave controller fully integrated into the motor housing together with UQM's low cost patent pending rotor position sensing technology. The initial project, awarded under the Small Business Innovative Research program, will span a nine month period and consist of initial system design, analysis and sensor hardware demonstration.

Commenting on the award, Jon Lutz, UQM Technologies' Director of Engineering said, "This program capitalizes on concepts developed under other DOE funded programs by integrating a sine wave motor controller into the housing of our high performance and highly efficient permanent magnet motors, resulting in a propulsion system that outperforms current designs with respect to cost, weight, size and power performance while reducing electromagnetic emissions. In addition, the system will feature our patent pending low cost rotor position sensing technology which will provide a substantial cost benefit over conventional position sensing resolvers."

UQM Technologies, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of power dense, high efficiency electric motors, generators and power electronic inverters for the automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, medical, military and industrial markets. A major emphasis of the Company is developing products for the alternative energy technologies sector including power systems for electric, hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles, 42 volt under-the- hood power accessories and other vehicle auxiliaries and distributed power generation applications. The Company's headquarters and engineering and product development center are located in Golden, Colorado. Manufacturing facilities are located in Frederick, Colorado (electric motors) and St. Charles, Missouri (electronic assemblies and wire harnesses). For more information on the Company, please visit its worldwide website at www.uqm.com .