The big EV companies in California and efforts coming out of the auto OEMs with their fat wads of stimulus money have nothing over a couple of small Missouri companies working behind the scenes and starting to make big waves.

ECOS Motors, Springfield, Mo., unveiled its ECOS Harbinger™, a new high‐performance, sports‐style, zero‐emissions electric vehicle during
SEMA 2009, Nov. 3-6 in Las Vegas.

Visit a shot video shot at SEMA on Nov. 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w8Zezl8q6Q

The Harbinger™—a two‐seat sports coupe—combines an enhanced lithium ion battery configuration and high‐output electric controller/engine for performance car power and acceleration. It also mixes an Italian‐inspired composite body design with German‐engineered aluminum frame and suspension system to provide exceptional handling and response on the road.

The heart of the ECOS is the MiMod‐EV build by EVInstruments, LLC, Kansas City, Mo. It’s a relatively inexpensive minipc-based system that provides the EV driver with touchscreen controls and customizable functions for monitoring an EV’s battery usage and other vehicle functions including GPS, Satellite Radio, Infrared Back-up Camera, entertainment Systems, Wireless Internet and much more.

ECOS Motors, a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, has been in business since 2008. The Harbinger ™is the first electric vehicle release by ECOS Motors who plan to release a second EV—a sports SUV—in 2010. Their Web address is http://www.ecosmotors.com.

MiMod‐EV™ is a mini PC‐based electronic monitoring and control system for electric vehicles that provides complete battery monitoring and reporting as well as fully customizable touchscreen control of onboard vehicle systems. It is a product of EV Instruments, LLC, Kansas City, Mo. Their Web address is http://www.evinstruments.com.