Automotive Suppliers Order UQM Systems

UQM Technologies Inc. of Frederick, Colorado, has received orders from two international tier I automotive suppliers for UQM® permanent magnet propulsion systems for use in hybrid electric vehicles under development.

Applications of the systems include both series hybrid and parallel hybrid configurations. The series hybrid configuration incorporates the company’s generator, driven by an internal combustion engine to provide on-board electric power, and its propulsion system, which provides primary propulsion and serves as a regenerative braking system to slow the vehicle and recharge the battery pack. The parallel hybrid configuration incorporates a propulsion system in the driveline to join the engine in propelling the vehicle and also slowing it and recharging the battery pack.