Luxgen EV Design Prototype

You may ask yourself two questions: Who is AC Propulsion  and who is Yulon?  Furthermore, why should I care about a deal between these two companies?.  Well, AC Propulsion is a California based company that has been a leader in developing elecric vehicle drive systems.  They introduced the first AC-150, 150 kW (200 hp) integrated drive system in 1994. The AC-150 has been used in a variety of applications, such as a biodiesel hybrid. They are also a leader in Vehicle to grid or V2G systems with their second generation AC-150 drivetrain offering a bidirectional grid power connection. In addition to building components and providing technology for EVs, AC Propulsion also now offers their own electric vehicle called the Ebox, a conversion of a Toyota Scion for about $55K.  As an interested reader about EV developments and technology, you have probably heard of the Tesla Roadster.  AC Propulsion licensed its technology to Tesla Motors in 2004 for the development of this awesome EV.

Yulon on the other hand, builds cars for Nissan Motor Co. in China and the Phillipines, builds cars for Mitsubishi motors in China and designs and builds a variety of autmotive parts and components in China and Taiwan. The bottom line is they are a huge, well funded company.

Yulon intends to use AC Propulsion technolgy to develop their own line of EVs under the Luxgen brand name.