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50 YEARS OF ELECTRIC PROPULSION LEADERSHIP


          Danfoss Editron changes the world and leads the trend of technology







                                        2001 Company name changed from                                                  2009 A startup company Visedo
                                        Unique Mobility to UQM Technology                                               was founded in Lappeenranta, Finland.

                                                                                            2000s
                                                                                                            2009                     2015 UQM focuses on
                       1991 Unique Mobility promoted to New                  1990s                                                   the commercial vehicle
                       York Stock Exchange Main Board ticker                                                                         market and Visedo gets
                                                                                                                                     strong position in the
                                                                                                                                     marine industry
                                                                                                                  2015

                                                                    1980s
                                                                                                                                         2017 Visedo makes it to BBC World News.
                                                                                                                     2017
                                                                                                                                         Danfoss sees the potential and acquires
                                                                                                                                         Visedo to invest in the future of
                                                                      1970s                                                              electrification

                                                                                                                  2018
                      1970 The first electric passenger car was                                                                      2018 Visedo rebranded to EDITRON
                      developed using UQM's patented                                                                                 to become the electrification business
                      permanent magnet motor technology.                     1967                                                    unit of Danfoss Power Solutions
                                                                                                        2019
                                                                                                                             2019 UQM was acquired by
                                   1967 Unique Mobility Inc. was                                                             Danfoss Group and becomes part of
                                   founded in Colorado, USA                                                                  Editron Division





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