The History of Alltrax Electric
Vehicle Motor Controllers
The Electric Vehicle:
As the threat of world stability drives oil prices higher,
consumers and enthusiasts are looking into
alternative drive systems, taking control of their
energy consumption, but still want the performance
expected from the hydrocarbon engine counterparts.
The Company Founder:
The company founders, Damon Crockett (a power
electronics engineer of 26 years from Klamath Falls
Oregon) and Jeff Bradley developed high power motor
controllers for electric racing vehicles.
A few of these powerful Electric Race cars had the
capability of dumping 750,000 watts of power into
two motors during an 8 second 1/4 mile run down
the race track. Obviously requires controllers that can
"handle the extremes".
Follow the history of Alltrax and PCE as the leader in
Performance Electric Motor Controllers.
Company History
Company Time Line:
- 1996; Located in Bellingham Washington (USA), Mr. Crockett
formed DCP - focus on providing the EV Racing market with an
alternative to compete against the gasoline engines
counterparts. (Including the tire smoking Sparrow shown at
upper right)
- 2000; Moved the company from Bellingham Washington to
Grants Pass Oregon and formed the Alltrax (2001) and PCE
(2005) companies.
- Alltrax Inc - Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, Accounting
- PCE - Power Control Engineering and controlling
intellectual capital and intellectual property.
- 2004; Launched Just-In-Time (JIT), Lean Western
manufacturing, and tools from Total Quality Management
Processes (TQM). These Methods reduce lead times, reduce
waste, and instill top quality control into our staff.
- 2006; Instituted Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM)
Services and After Market Services (AMS) by helping the EV
industry design, build, and manufacture their products using our
expertise and collaborative team resources.
1996: DCP Race Car Controllers:
- Raptor 600Amp
- Raptor 1200Amp
- 48-156 VDC
1997: DCP Race Car Controllers:
- T-Rex 600Amp
- T-Rex 1000Amp
- 96-240VDC
1999: DCP EV/DC-DC Converter:
- 90-420VDC to 12VDC
- 350Watt DC-DC converter
2001: AXE - Alltrax Controller:
- Series Wound & Perm-Mag
Motors
- 12-72VDC
- 300-650Amp
- Performance Grade
- Programmable
- Plug Brake Option
2004: DCX - Alltrax Controller:
- Shunt Wound (Separately
Excited) Motors
- 24-48VDC
- 300-600Amp
- Performance Grade
- Programmable
- Plug Brake Option
2005: NPX - Alltrax Controller:
- STOCK Replacement for
Series Wound Motors
- 36-48VDC
- 300-400Amp (Peak)
- Stock Fleet Grade
- Non-Programmable
2006: NCX - Alltrax Controller:
- STOCK Replacement for Shunt
Wound (Separately Excited)
Motors
- 36-48VDC
- 300-400Amp (Peak)
- Stock Fleet Grade
- Non-Programmable
After Market & Industrial
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New innovative products planned for late 2007.
.. .. Keep an eye on our progress...
Did you know?
> Over 50% of Alltrax
Staff come from power
electronic backgrounds?
Our knowledge base
includes decades of
experience in E-Vehicle,
Renewable Energies,
Power Generation, and
Alternative fuels. Use
our knowledge to help
you succeed in your
projects.
Did you know?
> 90% of the design
features in our products
are directly from
customer requests?
Your problem may be our
next project, it never
hurts to send us an email.
JIT-Lean 2004
