Electric Vehicles International Orders Additional UQM PowerPhase HD® 220 Systems

• Electric Vehicles International (EVI) seeing increase in market demand in multiple vehicle classes, places new orders with UQM Technologies.
• UQM powered EVI all-electric trucks significantly reduce fuel and maintenance costs for fleet operators while meeting their day-to-day demands.

LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT: UQM) today announced that it has received a new order from Electric Vehicles International (EVI) for delivery later this calendar year. EVI will use UQM PowerPhase HD® 220 systems to power their all-electric walk-in vans and medium-duty commercial trucks. The PowerPhase HD 220 systems were developed for the demanding needs of heavier commercial vehicles.

“We worked with EVI and other vehicle manufacturers when engineering the PowerPhase HD product line to ensure that our systems met or exceeded their requirements for this market,” said Joe Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer and Interim President and CEO of UQM Technologies. “The PowerPhase HD systems offer commercial vehicle manufacturers a range of solutions for building battery-electric and parallel-hybrid vehicles.”

The UQM PowerPhase HD electric motors and controllers will be used in EVI vehicles built to meet a variety of needs, including parcel delivery, food and beverage, construction, landscaping and more. The EVI commercial vehicles have a GVW range from class 4 to class 5, and offer a scalable system that can achieve up to 90 miles per charge relying on UQM PowerPhase electric propulsions systems.

About UQM

UQM Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of power-dense, high-efficiency electric motors, generators, power electronic controllers and fuel cell compressors for the commercial truck, bus, automotive, marine, military and industrial markets. A major emphasis for UQM is developing propulsion systems for electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. UQM is TS 16949 and ISO 14001 certified and located in Longmont, Colorado. For more information, please visit www.uqm.com.

About EVI

EVI is a pioneer in zero emission electric vehicle development, manufacturing and deployment, with over 20 years of success optimizing zero emission, all-electric powertrains. EVI vehicles are manufactured with the most efficient electric motors and the safest, longest lasting batteries, seamlessly integrated into tough American built chassis relied upon by fleet operators throughout the nation and the world. To participate in a vehicle demonstration, please visit their website at www.evi-usa.com.

This Release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. These statements appear in a number of places in this Release and include statements regarding our plans, beliefs or current expectations; including those plans, beliefs and expectations of our management with respect to, among other things, gaining required certifications, new product developments, future orders to be received from our customers, sales of products from inventory, future financial results, liquidity, and the continued growth of the electric-powered vehicle industry. Important Risk Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements are contained in our Form 10-K and Form 10-Q’s, which are available through our website at www.uqm.com or at www.sec.gov.

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UQM Technologies, Inc.
David I. Rosenthal, 303-682-4900

Source: UQM Technologies, Inc.

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