Timeline
TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS
08/2004 Formation of Company
02/2006 Signing Letter of Intent with CITIC Guoan MGL of Beijing,
China for DPS to supply battery cells and integrated
modules
03/2006 Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Q-Global
Inc. of California, USA for supplying UBMs and
co-development of advanced electric vehicle
03/2007 Partnership with a Li-Polymer battery manufacturer in
Asia and an electric vehicle developer in USA to jointly
develop Li Battery powered 3-wheel EVs
10/2007 Announcing testing of an innovative scalable battery
system for Telecom and UPS applications with a battery
manufacturer in USA
12/2008 Signing of JDA with one of the largest Chinese auto makers
for building a new commercial electric vehicle using DPS’
UBM
01/2009 Entering a Field Validation Program with a high-end
sports motorcycle and vehicle designer in France using
DPS’ UBM
01/2009 Completion of 15,000 kilometers filed test of an electric
scooter using UBM with the major motorcycle group in
Chongqing City, China
10/2009 Signing a Li-battery supply contract to provide UBMs for EV
prototype under development for First Auto Works of China,
the largest Chinese auto maker
11/2009 Successfully developing a running prototype of a street
racing machine with one of the largest European OEM and
displaying in a major motorcycle exhibition in Italy
12/2009 Becoming a Volkswagen R&D partner providing a complete
integrated drive train
12/2009 JDA with West Wahsington University, Vehicle Research
Institute to supply lithium battery system for “Viking 45”
plug-in-hybrid racing electric vehicle to participate in
“2010 Progressive Automotive X Prize” competition.
03/2010 Securing Series A funding from Morningside Technology
Ventures, Ltd.; beginning major expansion of
technical and management capability, infrastructure
building, and strategic partnership
03/2010 Signing of JDA with Polaris Industries
07/2010 Signing of JDA with IAV GmbH, a leading German automotive
R&D and system integrator for first teir German automotive
OEMs
07/2010 X-Prize Project Ended - WWU ranked #10 among over 111
competition entries worldwide