WORLD: FORD CHAIRMAN'S DRAMATIC PREDICTION

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The hydrogen fuel cell will replace the internal combustion engine in cars, predicted Ford Motor's chairman on 5 October 2000. Speaking at the Greenpeace Business Conference in London, Bill Ford acknowledged that the car had adversely impacted the environment and that the car manufacturing arena had played down the global warming threat. A fuel cell is able to use an electrochemical process to create energy and is able to cut the accumulation of greenhouse gases as it produces no pollution. All the leading car makers have created fuel cell car prototypes, with Ford alone looking to devote US$ 1bn developing the technology through to 2004.

United Kingdom, Product information, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Motor vehicle parts and accessories, Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing, Auto Gasoline Engines, Automobile equipment and supplies industry, Automotive parts industry, Forecasts and trends, Brief Article, Ford Motor Co., Automotive gasoline engines, F, Internal combustion engine industry

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Never mind the heat, just pump in methanol

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Car manufacturers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to take account of environmental issues when designing new models. A key area of research for companies seeking to make their cars more environmentally-friendly is the fuel cell. Mercedes-Benz has been a pioneer in this area, and has linked with Canadian fuel cell concern Ballard to develop fuel cell buses. It is now working with Ford on further fuel cell research and development. Similar developments are taking place at a number of Japanese car manufacturers.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Research, Automobile industry, Environmental policy

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Smokebuster

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Ballard Power Systems Chmn and CEO Firoz Rasul believes that his company's proton exchange membrane fuel cell is revolutionary. He even forecasts that this technology will bring about the end of the internal combustion engine.

Canada, Product development, Interview, Ballard Power Systems Inc., BLDPF, Rasul, Firoz

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