Motor Excellence Exceeds Expectations, Expands Operations

ACA Grantee in Flagstaff Opens 13,000-sq.-ft. Manufacturing Facility

Flagstaff, AZ (May 19, 2011) – When Motor Excellence, an innovative clean technology company in Flagstaff designing high efficiency electric motors, received a $962,000 grant from the 21st Century Grant Program coordinated by the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) in 2009, it hired five new workers the next day. The grant program is designed to utilize federal stimulus funds to invest in and promote energy efficient and renewable energy products manufactured in Arizona.

Motor Excellence planned to leverage the grant funding to grow from its then 5,000-square-foot facility into an additional 13,000-square-foot manufacturing facility by 2011, and from 19 to 70 total employees by the end of 2013. This month, the Company’s headcount is already 40 with plans to reach 70 total employees by year-end 2011, two full years ahead of schedule.

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KNAU/NPR Arizona Public Radio – Theresa Bierer – May 20, 2011

The new 13-thousand square foot building will house production of the 5-inch motor, whose first commercial application is an electric powered bicycle or e-bike. The idea for this technology came from Motor Excellence co-founder David Calley. During his earlier work on wind turbines, which required required constant winding, he became inspired to come up with a better motor.

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Welcome to Bike to Work Week — the easy way. My experiment in biking to work one day during Bike to Work Week was made possible by the folks at Motor Excellence in Flagstaff. They provided me with an e-bike prototype for the day. “If we want to get more people on bicycles instead of riding in cars, they need incentive to do it,” said Marty Mares, president of the e-bike division of Motor Excellence. Aside from being good for the environment, an e-bike makes the commute to work an experience that doesn’t require so much physical exertion and makes biking available for all ages.

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Flagstaff electric motor innovator Motor Excellence is broadening its range — all the way to China and Europe. The company is expected to create up to 30 new jobs by the end of the year, thanks in part to a nearly $1 million grant from the Arizona Commerce Authority to the clean energy technology company.

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A Flagstaff-based company that makes small electric motors is leveraging a government grant to expand its operations. Motor Excellence opened a 13,000 square-foot manufacturing facility on Thursday to produce 5-inch electric motors for electric-powered bicycles, or e-bikes.

In 2009, the company received a $962,000 grant from the 21st Century Grant Program coordinated by the Arizona Commerce Authority. The program is designed to utilize federal stimulus funds to invest in and promote energy efficient and renewable energy products manufactured in Arizona.

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Motor Excellence is one of those companies people in the Valley may not know about, but probably should. The company has some big players. Michael Manson, one of the early employees at PetSmart, is a founder, as is David Calley, who also co-founded renewable energy company Southwest Windpower. Motor Excellence is opening its new 13,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Flagstaff today and was one of the companies that received money from the Arizona Commerce Authority.

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Flagstaff has had a long history as a birthplace of technological and scientific breakthroughs. NAU scientist Paul Keim has pioneered the science of genomic analysis, Southwest Windpower is a leading manufacturer of small-scale wind turbines and W.L. Gore’s plant in Flagstaff has been churning out innovative medical devices for decades.

Get ready to add the name Motor Excellence to the list—the local company is close to securing its first contract to supply tens of thousands of its revolutionary electric motors to a major bicycle brand starting in 2012.

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Five individuals, six companies, four students, a teacher and 10 state legislators were honored Thursday night during the 2010 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation awards. Bestowed by the Arizona Technology Council and Arizona Commerce Authority, the awards were announced during a “red carpet”-style ceremony at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Global Competitiveness Leadership: Michael Manson, co-founder and CEO, Motor Excellence, LLC.

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