UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Amex: UQM) has been selected by Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. (NYSE: SVC) to provide a UQM hybrid electric propulsion system for use on a U.S. Army future heavy truck demonstrator. The custom UQM hybrid electric propulsion system is being provided in support of the Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP (TVS) recently announced contract award to develop a prototype as part of the U.S. Army’s evaluation of a next generation tactical wheeled vehicle.
The Stewart & Stevenson contract, which is part of the Army’s Future Tactical Truck System (FTTS) effort, extends the current National Automotive Center’s Maneuver Sustainment Vehicle (MSV) modeling and simulation program to prototype stage. The FTTS is being built to support Future Force units equipped with the Future Combat Systems (FCS). The MSV program will allow the U.S. Army to evaluate the need and performance requirements for a future tactical vehicle that eventually could satisfy both the heavy and medium fleet.
“We are pleased to be part of the Stewart & Stevenson TVS team win and to have the opportunity to provide an advanced UQM hybrid electric propulsion system as part of the US Army’s Future Tactical Truck System program,” said William G. Rankin, President and Chief Executive Officer of UQM Technologies, Inc.
Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. (NYSE: SVC), manufactures, distributes, and provides service for a wide range of industrial products and diesel-powered equipment to key industries worldwide, including power generation, defense, marine, petroleum and transportation. For more information, visit www.ssss.com.
UQM Technologies, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of power dense, high efficiency electric motors, generators and power electronic controllers for the automotive, aerospace, medical, military and industrial markets. A major emphasis of the Company is developing products for the alternative energy technologies sector.
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