Electric Chevrolet Silverado

The Los Angeles Auto Show is truly the biggest thing happening in the Automotive Arena but there are a few more venues which we need to focus on owing to their importance to the automotive industry. Green revolution is the need of the hour thus trucks like the one introduced by UQM technologies at the Electric drive transport association Conference deserve thorough recognition.

The truck I am talking about was a Chevrolet Silverado, which ran on Electricity unlike its conventional versions. This truck was outfitted with a 160 hp UQM motor producing 480 lb-ft of torque. It was powered by a Lithium-ion battery pack. Valence Technology supplied this battery pack, which has a peak efficiency of 96 percent.

The US Airforce funded this project unveiled by the UQM technologies at the ETDA. This conference is running from the 28th to 30th of November and the panel gathered out there is discussing on incorporating such eco-friendly technology into Heavy and Medium Duty Markets , Mass transit and Off-Road vehicles.

Until date, the focus of equipping such technologies has been limited to cars thus this conference adds a much needed dimension/impetus to the Automotive World. It is equally important to equip other forms of transport with such futuristic equipment owing to the collective harm all prevalent forms of transport are causing to the environment.

Via AutoblogGreen


Posted by: Jim    Source