A motor and controller manufactured by Longmont-based UQM Technologies were used to power an all-electric plane that set two new Guinness World Records for electric-powered planes earlier this month at an air show in Sacramento, Calif.

The plane, flown by pilot Chip Yates, set a world record for speed of climb to altitude in an electric airplane, reaching 500 meters, or 1,640 feet, in just 62.58 seconds from a complete stop. He also set a world record for speed over a one-kilometer, or .62-mile course, averaging two passes, one from each direction. Yates' electric airplane went 220.9 miles per hour on the first pass and 212.9 mph on the second, resulting in the new world record of 216.9 mph.

The two new Guinness records bring the total number of electric vehicle world records achieved by Yates and his team to 16.

"Unlike internal-combustion engines, the power output of our electric motor is not affected by altitude, providing steady and constant power," said UQM president and CEO Eric Ridenour, in a statement.