UQM Technologies CEO Eric Ridenour to Present UQM Capabilities and Strategies at Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference

UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UQM) President and Chief Executive Officer, Eric R. Ridenour, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on September 13, 2011 at 11:40 a.m. Eastern time.

"I look forward to presenting our outlook and perspective on the growth of the hybrid and electric transportation sectors with the audience at the Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference,” said Ridenour. "We are pursuing additional automotive customers and recently announced a collaboration with Regen Nautic to expand into hybrid electric marine applications. The significant investments in our technology and manufacturing infrastructure have positioned us for significant growth as the electrification marketplace expands.”

The Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference features presentations by emerging companies within the clean technology sector who will address the strategic issues and opportunities to an audience that includes institutional investors, private equity firms and industry executives.

UQM PowerPhase^® electric propulsion systems is powering the CODA all-electric sedan expected to be introduced in California later this year and has been selected to power the Saab 9-3 ePower, Audi A-1 e-tron and Rolls-Royce 102EX Electric Phantom pre-production test fleet vehicles. UQM is also powering Proterra’s electric composite transit buses, as well as Electric Vehicles International’s all-electric medium-duty truck and walk-in van. The company has a new facility with 40,000 units of annual production capacity for its PowerPhase electric propulsion systems.

About UQM Technologies, Inc.

UQM Technologies 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 for UQM 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. UQM headquarters, engineering, product development center and manufacturing operation are located in Longmont, Colorado.

Please visit www.uqm.com for more information.

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 Automotive, our ability to successfully expand our manufacturing facilities, 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 August 1, 2011, which is available through our website at www.uqm.com or at www.sec.gov .