Bruce EVangel Parmenter wrote:
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> Source: Enova Systems
> Press Release
> Source: UQM Technologies, Inc.
>
> UQM Technologies Awarded U.S. Department of Defense Contract
> to Evaluate The Optimum Configuration for an Advanced
> Electric Vehicle Contract to Utilize the Company's Extensive
> Vehicle Integration Experience To Evaluate and Configure the
> Technologies Available to Improve The Operating
> Characteristics of Electric Vehicles Tuesday September 10,
> 8:30 am ET
>
> GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UQM
> TECHNOLOGIES, INC. announced today that it has been awarded
> a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to evaluate and
> configure currently available technologies in an electric
> vehicle to improve the operating characteristics of the
> vehicle. The initial project, awarded under the Small
> Business Innovation Research program, will span a nine month
> period and consist of the evaluation of various technologies
> required for the operation of an electric vehicle, such as
> battery and ultracapacitor energy storage technologies,
> electric propulsion system technologies, electronic power
> inverter technologies, energy management systems and
> steer-by-wire technologies. Based on the evaluation of the
> operating characteristics of these technologies, the Company
> will develop the optimum configuration of these technologies
> in an electric vehicle with the goal of improving the
> operational characteristics of the electric vehicle.
>
> The Company has an extensive history of vehicle development
> and integration services including the design and
> construction of a purpose built hybrid electric television
> studio for ABC television used in the broadcast of the 1982
> Olympic Games, the design and development of a hybrid
> electric firefighting robot and an autonomous anti-tank
> vehicle for the U.S. military, the conversion of a
> conventional transit bus to hybrid electric drive, the
> conversion of conventional BMW and KIA Motors passenger
> vehicles to all electric drive and the evaluation and
> characterization of an automotive company's hybrid electric
> passenger vehicle for the U.S. Department of Energy, among
> others.
>
> Commenting on the award, Jon Lutz, UQM Technologies'
> Director of Engineering said, "This award capitalizes on one
> of the Company's core area's of expertise which is our
> vehicle evaluation, conversion and optimization expertise
> that we have developed over a number of years. Many of our
> past and present customers recognize and utilize our
> expertise as a turn- key vehicle integrator to assist them
> in evaluating the advantages that electric or hybrid
> propulsion can provide to their product line. They also rely
> on our technical expertise to objectively evaluate and
> suggest additional components for their vehicle that are not
> manufactured by our Company, but will improve the overall
> operating characteristics of their vehicle. We are extremely
> pleased that the Department of Defense has selected us for
> this exciting project."
>
> UQM Technologies, Inc. www.uqm.com .
>
> "forward-looking statements"
> Source: UQM Technologies, Inc.
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>
OH gee UQM gets goverment funding to do what we do for fun and business.
How to spend OUR money doing what they are good at.
I bet it's a REALLY complicated and expensive solution. Extend the
myth, While us EVers put them together with spit, pluck and Guts.
Rich Rudman
Manzanita Micro
www.manzanitamicro.com
1-360-297-7383,Cell 1-360-620-6266
