UQM Technologies' propulsion system picked for hybrid bus development project

Published Tuesday, January 01, 2008

UQM Technologies Inc, a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced that its newly introduced 150-kilowatt permanent magnet propulsion motor has been selected as part of a collaborative advanced hybrid electric bus development program being performed by the Flint MI Mass Transportation Authority, Kettering University, Michigan State University, and Transportation Techniques LLC. MTA currently operates five hybrid electric cutaway buses on routes in Flint and throughout Genesee County with fuel efficiency improvements of 15 percent to 25 percent over similar diesel-powered buses. The UQM systems were purchased as part of the partnership's advanced hybrid electric technology program, which is ...

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