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AUTO FUEL CELLS GET DOE BOOST

July 18, 1994

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded cost-shared contracts to Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. to develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems for light duty passenger car,;. DOE wants to develop a fuel cell alternative to the internal combustion engine by 1999, followed by production prototype vehicles by 2604. It said the vehicles will produce no tailpipe emissions at three times the fuel economy of present vehicles that burn liquid fuels, with comparable cost and performance.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded cost-shared contracts to Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. to develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems for light duty passenger car,;.

DOE wants to develop a fuel cell alternative to the internal combustion engine by 1999, followed by production prototype vehicles by 2604. It said the vehicles will produce no tailpipe emissions at three times the fuel economy of present vehicles that burn liquid fuels, with comparable cost and performance.

Ford said its new $13.8 million contract will supplement its $122 million Ford-DOE hybrid electric development vehicle program that began late last year.