UQM Technologies to Provide Propulsion System for Army Diesel Hybrid Electric Alternative Mobility Vehicle
August 23, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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UQM Technologies Inc. received an order from Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. for propulsion systems to be used on a diesel hybrid electric version of the U.S. Army's Alternative Mobility Vehicle (AMV) Aggressor.
The Aggressor vehicle is a high performance, light-duty off-road hybrid electric vehicle being developed by Quantum for the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, National Automotive Center.
Quantum will integrate UQM propulsion motors and electronic controls into its advanced JP-8 compatible, diesel hybrid electric propulsion system to be used in preproduction prototype vehicles, which will be tested and evaluated by selected commands to assess mission suitability, supportability, performance objectives and guidance on final vehicle configuration.
UQM Technologies Inc. develops products for the alternative energy technologies sector including propulsion systems for electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles, under-the-hood power accessories and other vehicle auxiliaries and distributed power generation applications.
Source: UQM Technologies Inc.