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Mitsubishi Motors Turns to New Leader Mitsubishi Heavy for Fuel Cell Technology

7 February 2005

Struggling Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries  are considering joint development of a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle as part of the automaker’s revival effort under the heavy machinery maker’s leadership, Kyodo news reported.

Mitsubishi had introduced a fuel cell prototype in 2003—the Mitsubishi FCV, a Grandis minivan powered by DaimlerChyrsler's FC-System (using the Ballard PEM fuel cell).  DaimlerChrysler was a key partner and part owner of for automaker before ending cash infusions to bail out the troubled company last year.

Late last month, Mitsubishi Motors announced a plan to seek revival under the leadership of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Mitsubishi Heavy, for its part, is a developer of fuel cells, especially PEM cells.

This development project of the two Mitsubishis would follow their joint development in 2001 of a vehicle powered by hydrogen extracted from methanol.

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nice to inform

Posted by: richard | Jul 24, 2005 9:10:13 PM

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