Westport/Ford collaborate to advance hydrogen engine program

Automotive Industries,  August, 2003  

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Westport Innovations Inc. signed an agreement with Ford Motor Co. to support the automaker's hydrogen engine development program.

Under the agreement, Ford will purchase Westport's fuel injection hardware, electronic controls and engineering support, including a set of prototype hydrogen fuel injectors. Westport retains the intellectual property rights for the injector, which is a hydrogen-specific version of Westport's patented and proprietary direct injection technology for light-duty natural gas engines. The cost of Ford's program was not disclosed.

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