All-Electric ZeroTruck Powered by UQM® Propulsion System Now Available for Purchase by U.S. Government Agencies

UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX: UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that the all-electric medium duty ZeroTruck powered by a UQM ^® PowerPhase ^® electric propulsion system is now available for purchase by U.S. government agencies on General Services Agency (GSA) schedule 95E through GSA five year exclusive contract holder Central Truck Center of Landover, Maryland. The ZeroTruck is also available through select Isuzu dealerships in California, Colorado, North Carolina, and New York.

The ZeroTruck is an all-electric zero emission medium duty truck based on the Isuzu N series chassis, featuring a low cab-forward design, a fully automated transmission and up to a 100 mile range with full highway capability.

The ZeroTruck features a UQM ^® PowerPhase ^® 100 kW (134 horsepower) electric propulsion system that produces peak torque of 550 N-m. The system has a continuous torque rating of 400 N-m and a continuous power rating of 100 kW (134 horsepower). The system also features optimized four-quadrant performance, dynamic torque, speed and voltage control, and system energy efficiency of over 90 percent across a substantial portion of its performance curve.

“Qualifying the ZeroTruck for sale to agencies of the U.S. government was a major milestone for our company that we believe will lead to a broader deployment of our high performance medium duty truck in a wide range of government fleets across the country,” said Tedd Abramson, COO of ZeroTruck Corp., the developer and producer of the ZeroTruck. “The federal government has taken a leadership position in encouraging the introduction of a wide-range of clean vehicles into federal fleets through the GSA qualification and we are pleased to have the ZeroTruck available for medium duty truck buyers.”

ZeroTruck Corp. also recently announced the purchase of an all-electric ZeroTruck equipped with a Scelzi utility body by the City of Santa Monica, California, for use in the city’s water division.

ZeroTruck Corp., Inc., based in Laguna Nigel, California, is a developer and producer of commercial electric trucks for public and private fleet operators and the only electric truck manufacturer that uses a U.S. built electric propulsion system and lithium–ion battery pack. For more information on the Company, please visit its worldwide website at www.zerotruck.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, military and industrial markets. A major emphasis of the Company is developing 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. The Company’s headquarters, engineering and product development center, and motor manufacturing operation are located in Frederick, Colorado. For more information on the Company, please visit its worldwide website at www.uqm.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 officers and directors with respect to, among other things, orders to be received under our supply agreement with Coda, our ability to successfully expand our manufacturing facilities, the ability to sell the company’s existing facility on terms satisfactory to the company 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-Q filed February 2, 2010, which is available through our website at www.uqm.com or at www.sec.gov .