(QTWW) Awarded Record $9.3M Order for High-Cap Q-Lite™ CNG Fuel Storage Tanks

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Sept. 25, 2013 — Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:  QTWW), a global leader in natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, today announced a record $9.3 million production contract for delivery of Q-Lite™ CNG storage tanks for heavy-duty truck applications.

“This record production contract for Quantum reflects the accelerated growth in the industry and is indicative of rapid compressed natural gas adoption within the heavy-duty truck market, especially after the release of the CWI 11.9 liter natural gas engine,” said Mr. Brian Olson, President and CEO of Quantum. “We are excited to be providing cost-effective, high capacity, lightweight CNG storage solutions to enable the transition to natural gas, which at the same time is helping us continue to streamline and scale our operations to meet the increasing demand,” added Mr. Olson.

Quantum’s premier Q-Lite™ natural gas storage tank is specifically designed and engineered for OEM level truck applications and is the lightest and most storage efficient large diameter tank on the market.

About Quantum
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. is a leader in the innovation, development and production of natural gas fuel storage systems and the integration of vehicle system technologies including engine and vehicle control systems and drivetrains. Quantum produces one of the most innovative, advanced, and light‐weight compressed natural gas storage tanks in the world and supplies these tanks, in addition to fully‐integrated natural gas storage systems, to truck and automotive OEMs and aftermarket and OEM truck integrators. Quantum provides low emission and fast‐to‐market solutions to support the integration and production of natural gas fuel and storage systems, hybrid, fuel cell, and specialty vehicles, as well as modular, transportable hydrogen refueling stations. Quantum is headquartered in Lake Forest, California, and has operations and affiliations in the United States, Canada, and India.

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