UQM Technologies shows off electric chevy Silverado at EDTA Conference
At the Electric Drive Transportation Association conference in Washington, DC, UQM Technologies is showing off an all electric Chevy Silverado pickup truck. UQM develops components for alternative energy vehicles, such as brushless permanent magnet motors, generators and power electronic controllers as well as the control software to make it all work. The Silverado was built as part of a project funded by the US Air Force.
The truck uses a 160 hp UQM motor, that produces 480 ft-lbs of torque and is powered by lithium-ion battery pack. The battery pack is supplied by Valence Technology and the drive-train has a peak efficiency of 96 percent. The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference is running from November 28-30 and Jon Lutz, UQM Technologies' Director of Engineering will also be participating in a panel discussion on "Beyond Cars: Building Sustainability into Heavy & Medium Duty Markets, Mass Transit and Off-Road Vehicles" on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. AutoBlogGreen lead Sebastian Blanco is attending the conference will be providing on-the-ground reports in the next few days.
[Source: UQM Techologies via TheAutoChannel]
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Joe Gibbs 5:59AM (11/29/2006)
This is moving in the right direction. Be nice to get a pickup that does a good job on fuel economy.
Joe
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Tim 8:38AM (11/29/2006)
The right direction... They only need to add a VegOil or bio-diesel Auxiliary Power Unit for range. They could use the same, Motors, Controllers, Batteries and more throughout all their lines. Heck, they could use the "skateboard" tech they were talking about years ago and just re-tune the motor controller and change the sheet metal for each vehicle type. Talk about economies of scale! Who needs Hydrogen? These things should be less expensive to make than what they are making now. Far fewer parts to inventory & distribute, and a mechanic that can work on one can work on them all.
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Ranger 3:42PM (11/29/2006)
What is the range of this beauty?
How much time to recharge?
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Sebastian 1:34AM (11/30/2006)
Answers to these questions coming soon. Check back Thursday afternoon or so.
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