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Project: TheWhisper In the city bus services of Apeldoorn five buses – named Whisper buses - are being fitted with the e-Traction® SM500 direct drive motors on a retro fit basis. These five buses will be operated by Veolia Transport in regular time table services. By conducting intensive research in an opera-tional environment we are able to prove our claims in a non-laboratory situation. Partners in the Whisper project are Veolia Transport, Eneco, Province of Gelderland, City Council of Apeldoorn, Techno Service Netherlands, HAN Centre of Expertise in Automotive and SenterNovem. The proj-ect evaluation is conducted externally by CE Delft in order to obtain objective information.

Target 2010: Prove our claims in city bus applications by external auditing

Project: HyTruck Due to the high efficiency of the e-Traction® driveline, application of renewable fuels is being enabled. By adapting an electric Direct-Drive TheWheelTM SM500 motor for a light conventional truck– for inner city logistic services – the range problems of fuel-cell powered trucks are elimi-nated. In participating in the HyTruck program, e-Traction® hopes to prove the claim that we are not only starting a revolution ourselves; we enable revolution in many ways. While the first HyTruck has already made thousands of miles, a request for subsidies has been delivered at the Dutch Subsidy institute in order to start a project in which we participate in the design, building, financing and maintaining of a series of fuel-cell powered trucks.

Target: Build a first series of fuel-cell powered trucks.

Project: Small automotive applications & Direct-Drive There is a world to be conquered in improving fuel efficiency of passenger cars. With an amount of over seven million passenger cars in the Netherlands alone, the potential market for direct drive systems is the largest in its existence. e-Traction® and its partners are in a far stage of developing a deployment plan of its SM450 product in a first small series of passenger cars. e-Traction® is co¬operating with a broad range of third parties specializing in the automotive industry in order to acquire and obtain all capacities to fulfill its targets.

Target: Build a first series of SM450 powered passenger cars.

Project: Miscellaneous Industrial applications e-Traction® is always focusing on other possible applications of its TheWheel™ technology. There are still many markets that are waiting to be renewed with innovative traction solutions. In the nearby future we are to expand our horizons, deployment of application in rail industries, in ma¬rine industries and ofcourse special industries. In 2011, we continue to focus our attention and never forget where we came from.

TheWheel™ SM450 Series

In-wheel direct drive motor package with integrated power electronics & fluid cooling

for automotive applications – small city cars with average vehicle weight up to 1200kg.

• Wheel diameter: 450mm

• Peak Torque: 400Nm

TheWheel™ SM500 Series

In-wheel direct drive motor package with integrated power electronics & fluid cooling.

This type of direct-drive can be modified easily in length – varying its torque from

2500Nm for SUV application to 8700Nm for city bus application and industrial settings.

• Wheel diameter: 500mm

• Peak Torque: 2500Nm / 5750Nm / 8700Nm (at varying lengths)

TheWheel™ SM700 Series

The most powerful direct drive motor package in the e-Traction® program with integrated

power electronics & fluid cooling. This motor is built-to-order for all heavy industrial

applications.

• Wheel diameter: 700 mm

• Peak torque 15000Nm.

TheWheel™ SM350 series

TheWheel™ SM350 series is a non-in wheel motor – designed to achieve gearless Direct-

Drive. As this motor has a permissible max. RPM of 2000, it is also suitable for industrial

application (Application example: Diesel generator setting).

• Wheel diameter: n/a

• Peak torque: 15000Nm.

TheWheel™ in-wheel direct-drives are very powerful electric

motors, placed where the torque is actually needed- at the

tyres of the vehicle. The high torque of the electric motor

enables direct-drive, without the need for any gearing or

transmission. And because the motor is placed where the

torque is needed, vehicle space is saved while rotary parts of

the traction system are reduced by 80%. The energy

consumption of a TheWheel™ propelled vehicle is therefore

always lower than comparable traction systems.

In basic a very efficient electric motor, TheWheel™ operates

with all types of energy source. Compared to normal electric

traction vehicles, less battery capacity is needed; smaller

Hydrogen Stacks can be applied and - in case of ordinary

diesel generator application - a smaller diesel engine with

lower fuel consumption can be fitted. A vehicle with

TheWheel™ is therefore not only simpler and more efficient

- it is also an economically attractive option.

The tire rims of the vehicle are always placed directly on

the in-wheel motor. In the unlikely event of system failure,

a complete motor is easily replaced. Meanwhile the vehicle

can drive to service on just one wheel. This true redundan-

cy, combined with energy savings and a very simple design,

makes TheWheel™ a true revolution in motion.

TheWheel™ has been patented internationally (Patent Nr.

WO 01/54939).

e-Traction® has developed direct-drive systems for all types of application – ranging from small city cars,

to industrial heavy-load applications. These types of direct-drives are easily adapted to your application;

more payload is realized by changing materials, more torque is generated by adding motor length. An

overview of our products is presented below:

Explaining TheWheelTMD i r e c t - D r i v e S y s t e m s i n M o b i l e A p p l i c a t i o n s

T h e W h e e l T M P r o d u c t O v e r v i e w Cooperating with Business PartnersA F i n e S e l e c t i o n o f D e m o n s t r a t i o n P r o j e c t s

e - T r a c t i o n ®: A w a r d s & R e c o g n i t i o n s

e-Traction® has been awarded numerous times in the development of our TheWheelTM Direct-drive

product. We are proud to present a few of the awards.

2001 Mechatronics Trophy award Award for the most promising mechatronic product with high market success probability.

2003 A & B award

Traction & control award; award for most promising traction systems product in the Netherlands, 2003.

2007 “Innovative teamplayer” energy transition

Award presented by Dutch government, for development of the most energy-saving and sustain-

able product in the Netherlands, 2007.

2010 ‘European Automotive Technology Innovation Green Excellence Award’

Award presented by Frost & Sullivan, for most promising ‘green’ automotive

technology innovation development in Europe, 2010.

2008 ‘European Automotive Power train Entrepreneurial Company Award’

Award presented by Frost & Sullivan, for most promising automotive power train development

in Europe, 2008.

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Refer to http://www.e-traction.eu for more information

By Car

On the A50 between Zwolle and Arnhem take exit 25 (Apeldoorn Noord). Head south.

At the second crossing, near the prominent high rise office tower, turn left (onto Laan

v.d. Dierenriem). Take the first left. Follow the road and take the first right (onto the

Watermanstraat). Continue for roughly 100 meters (first left is Vissenstraat) and you

will have reached your destination.

By Public Transport

Travel by Train to Apeldoorn Central Station (Do not take the train to Apeldoorn

De Maten or Apeldoorn Osseveld). At Apeldoorn Central Station take either

bus 95s towards Zwolle or bus 294 towards Zwolle. The bus stop closest to

e-Traction Europe is stop ‘Laan van de Dierenriem’. From here on it’s a

five minute walk to our office.

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e-Traction® is located in Apeldoorn. Our Europe office is the only active division to date.

e-Traction® Europe BV Vissenstraat 367324AL Apeldoorn, The NetherlandsPhone: +31 55 5211111Fax : +31 55 5222366

Reach us by e-mail:info@e-traction.eu

Q&A about TheWheel™:info@e-traction.eu

e-Traction®Revolution in Motion

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Dear Relation,

In front of you lies an overview of e-Traction® Europe B.V. and its activities. By

providing you with this flyer we hope to give you a complete insight into the progress

made in the past years and the progress we plan to achieve in the coming years. We hope

you are inspired in reading our Business Overview and look forward in cooperating with

you in what promises to be the decade of a Revolution in motion.

Our Mission

Provide the world with sustainable, reliable and highly efficient electric traction solutions. Hence, unlocking

the possibility for a safer, cleaner and less oil-dependent world to rise up.

Our Vision

With the implementation of our highly efficient e-Traction® System, we aim to reduce fuel consumption

of conventional vehicles by 50%, eliminating 80% of the moving parts of a conventional power train. In our

technological progress, we aim to revolutionize all traction related industries to become truly energy efficient.

Our Business Ideas

e-Traction® runs an active RDD&D policy - Research, Development, Demonstration & Deployment. e-Traction®

conducts Research in improving electric traction systems and Develops these in close cooperation with our partners

and customers. By applying the traction concept prototypes, we Demonstrate everyday reliability & energy efficiency. By

testing and Deploying the system, a mature traction system is realized for everyday application. We invite you to become

our partner - and create ‘a revolution in motion’ today.

An electric motor is just the starting point for an efficient traction system. e-Traction® specializes

in choosing the right components to complement your system - to become a smart, simple and

reliable traction concept. At e-Traction®, we refer to this smart combination of components as the

‘e-Traction system’: the most efficient traction system possible. The e-Traction® system consists of:

• TheWheelTM direct drives - in-wheel direct drive motors to serve applications ranging from light

automotive applications to heavy duty application, such as city buses.

• Li-Ion battery systems - Li-Ion battery technology managed by Battery Monitoring System,

integrated into the vehicle architecture.

• Traction components - Vehicle battery charging technology, electric motor controllers and PLC

vehicle computer management.

• Engineering services - electric vehicle (EV) development, EV software technology.

e-Traction® is designer, coach and assistant in all of above.

The most energy eff icient tract ion systems for your application.