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<p ALIGN="CENTER">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 7, 2012</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="RIGHT">Registration No. 333-___________</p>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">UQM TECHNOLOGIES,&nbsp;INC.</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Colorado</font></b></td>
    <td WIDTH="48%" VALIGN="TOP"><b><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER">84-0579156</font></b></td>
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    <td WIDTH="52%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="1">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
      organization)</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="48%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="1">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="52%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="48%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="2" HEIGHT="58"><b><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER">4120 Specialty Place</p>
      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Longmont, Colorado 80504</p>
      <p ALIGN="CENTER">(303) 682-4900</p>
      </font></b><font SIZE="1">
      <p ALIGN="CENTER">(Address, including zip code and telephone number,
      including area code, of registrant's principal executive office)</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">UQM Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">(Full title of the plan)</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">Donald A. French, Treasurer</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">4120 Specialty Place</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">Longmont, Colorado 80504</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">(303) 682-4900</p>
</font></b><font SIZE="1">
<p ALIGN="CENTER">(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)</p>
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<p>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See definition of &quot;large accelerated filer&quot;, &quot;accelerated
filer&quot; and &quot;smaller reporting company&quot; in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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      <p>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;[ ]</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p>Accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;[ X ]</font></td>
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      <p>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;[ ]</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p>Smaller reporting company&nbsp; [ ]</font></td>
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      <p>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="46%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</p>
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        <p ALIGN="CENTER">Title of Securities to be Registered</font></b></td>
      <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><b><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">Amount to be Registered (1)</font></b></td>
      <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><b><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Offering Price<br>
        Per Share (2)</font></b></td>
      <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><b><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2)</font></b></td>
      <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><b><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of Registration Fee</font></b></td>
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        <p>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">400,000 shares (3)</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">$1.00</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">$400,000</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="1">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">$45.84</font></td>
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<blockquote>
  <p>(1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
  Common Stock which become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock
  split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the
  receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
  Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.</p>
  <p>(2) Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
  (the &quot;Securities Act&quot;), based on based upon the average of the high
  and low prices of the Registrant's common stock on the NYSE MKT on August
  30, 2012.</p>
  <p>(3) Increase in the authorized number of shares issuable under the UQM
  Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan.</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8 PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E</p>
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<p>This Form S-8 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&quot;Commission&quot;) pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;E to Form S-8 to
register an additional 400,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued to
participants under the UQM Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan (amended and
restated, effective August 11, 2009), as amended May 9, 2012. The contents of
the earlier Registration Statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 333-169000,
333-129241 and 033-24071, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Form
S-8. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set
forth in the Form S-8.</p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">PART II</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</p>
<p>Item 3.&nbsp; Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</p>
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<p>The following documents filed by UQM Technologies, Inc. (the
&quot;Registrant&quot;) with the Commission are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement:</p>
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    <p>(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
    March 31, 2012;</p>
    <p>(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
    ended June 30, 2012;</p>
    <p>(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the
    Commission on April 17, May 8, June 6, July 13, August 10, and August 15,
    2012;</p>
    <p>(d) The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed
    with the Commission on June 22, 2012 for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
    held on August 8, 2012; and</p>
    <p>(e) The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in its
    Registration Statement on Form 8-A (file no. 0-9146), as amended.</p>
  </blockquote>
</blockquote>
<p>All reports and other documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents, excluding any information furnished under Item 7.01 or Item 2.02 of
any Current Report on Form 8-K.</p>
<p>Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such
statement.&nbsp; Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.</p>
<b>
<p>Item 8. Exhibits.</p>
</b>
<p>The following exhibits are submitted herewith or incorporated by reference
herein.</p>
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      <p ALIGN="CENTER">Exhibit No.</font></u></b></td>
    <td WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="78%" VALIGN="TOP"><b><u><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Description</font></u></b></td>
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    <td WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="RIGHT">4.1</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="78%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p>Amendment to UQM Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan (incorporated by
      reference from Appendix C to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement
      on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on June 22, 2012).</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="RIGHT">5.1</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="78%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p>Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP.</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="RIGHT">23.1</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="78%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p>Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="RIGHT">23.2</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="78%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p>Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p ALIGN="RIGHT">24.1</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td WIDTH="78%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
      <p>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page).</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</p>
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<p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Longmont, State of Colorado, on this 6<sup>th</sup> day of September,
2012.</p>
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        <p>UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="BOTTOM" HEIGHT="28"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>By:</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="BOTTOM" HEIGHT="28"><font SIZE="2">
        <p><u>/s/ Donald A. French</u></font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Donald A. French</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP"></td>
      <td WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">POWER OF ATTORNEY</p>
</b>
<p>Each person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and
appoint Eric R. Ridenour and Donald A. French, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution to execute, deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, for and on his behalf, and in any and all capacities, any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>
<p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.</p>
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          <b><u><font SIZE="2">
          <p>Signature
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          </font></u></b></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><b><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">Title</font></u></b></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><b><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">Date</font></u></b></td>
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      <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="51"><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p>/s/ William G. Rankin</font></u><font SIZE="2"><br>
        William G. Rankin</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="51"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Chairman of the Board of Directors</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="51"><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">August 29, 2012</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="61"><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p>/s/ Eric R. Ridenour</font></u><font SIZE="2"><br>
        Eric R. Ridenour</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="61"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
        <i>(Principal Executive Officer)</i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="61"><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">September 6, 2012</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="69"><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p>/s/ Donald A. French</font></u><font SIZE="2"><br>
        Donald A. French</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="69"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer and Director<br>
        <i>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</i></font></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="69"><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">September 6, 2012</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="48"><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p>/s/ Jerome H. Granrud</font></u><font SIZE="2"><br>
        Jerome H. Granrud</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="48"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="48"><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">August 22, 2012</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="51"><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p>/s/ Stephen J. Roy<br>
        </font></u><font SIZE="2">Stephen J. Roy</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="51"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="51"><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">August 28, 2012</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="46"><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p>/s/ Joseph P. Sellinger</font></u><font SIZE="2"><br>
        Joseph P. Sellinger</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="46"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="46"><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">August 28, 2012</font></td>
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      <td WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="40"><u><font SIZE="2">
        <p>/s/ Donald W. Vanlandingham</font></u><font SIZE="2"><br>
        Donald W. Vanlandingham</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="40"><font SIZE="2">
        <p>Director</font></td>
      <td WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="40"><font SIZE="2">
        <p ALIGN="CENTER">August 24, 2012</font></td>
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UQM Technologies, Inc. S-8 SBP 09/07/2012
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 7, 2012
Registration No. 333-___________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado
84-0579156
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
      organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4120 Specialty Place
Longmont, Colorado 80504
(303) 682-4900
(Address, including zip code and telephone number,
      including area code, of registrant's principal executive office)
UQM Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Donald A. French, Treasurer
4120 Specialty Place
Longmont, Colorado 80504
(303) 682-4900
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See definition of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated
filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer  [ ]
Accelerated filer  [ X ]
Non-accelerated filer  [ ]
Smaller reporting company  [ ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
400,000 shares (3)
$1.00
$400,000
$45.84
(1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
  Common Stock which become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock
  split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the
  receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
  Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
(2) Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
  (the "Securities Act"), based on based upon the average of the high
  and low prices of the Registrant's common stock on the NYSE MKT on August
  30, 2012.
(3) Increase in the authorized number of shares issuable under the UQM
  Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan.
FORM S-8 PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
This Form S-8 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 to
register an additional 400,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued to
participants under the UQM Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan (amended and
restated, effective August 11, 2009), as amended May 9, 2012. The contents of
the earlier Registration Statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 333-169000,
333-129241 and 033-24071, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Form
S-8. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set
forth in the Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by UQM Technologies, Inc. (the
"Registrant") with the Commission are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
    March 31, 2012;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
    ended June 30, 2012;
(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the
    Commission on April 17, May 8, June 6, July 13, August 10, and August 15,
    2012;
(d) The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed
    with the Commission on June 22, 2012 for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
    held on August 8, 2012; and
(e) The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in its
    Registration Statement on Form 8-A (file no. 0-9146), as amended.
All reports and other documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents, excluding any information furnished under Item 7.01 or Item 2.02 of
any Current Report on Form 8-K.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such
statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are submitted herewith or incorporated by reference
herein.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amendment to UQM Technologies, Inc. Stock Bonus Plan (incorporated by
      reference from Appendix C to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement
      on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on June 22, 2012).
5.1
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2
Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Longmont, State of Colorado, on this 6
th
day of September,
2012.
UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Donald A. French
Donald A. French
Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and
appoint Eric R. Ridenour and Donald A. French, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution to execute, deliver and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, for and on his behalf, and in any and all capacities, any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ William G. Rankin
William G. Rankin
Chairman of the Board of Directors
August 29, 2012
/s/ Eric R. Ridenour
Eric R. Ridenour
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 6, 2012
/s/ Donald A. French
Donald A. French
Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
September 6, 2012
/s/ Jerome H. Granrud
Jerome H. Granrud
Director
August 22, 2012
/s/ Stephen J. Roy
Stephen J. Roy
Director
August 28, 2012
/s/ Joseph P. Sellinger
Joseph P. Sellinger
Director
August 28, 2012
/s/ Donald W. Vanlandingham
Donald W. Vanlandingham
Director
August 24, 2012