UQM’s power sends e-car on record run

Going long Down Under.

An electric car powered by Longmont-based UQM Technologies’ propulsion system set an unofficial world distance record for an all-electric car of 1,172 miles within a 24-hour period.

Australia-based EV Engineering’s all-electric Holden Commodore passenger car traveled back and forth between Port Melbourne and Geelong, Australia.

Eric Ridenour, president and chief executive of UQM, couldn’t be more pleased.

“We congratulate EV Engineering on this achievement and their efforts to demonstrate the capabilities and advantages of electric vehicles,” he said. “Achievements such as these further validate the efficiency of our PowerPhase Select electric propulsion systems.”

EV Engineering’s project converted a fleet of Holden…