Kevin Layden, James Batchelor.
“As an industry, we need to collaborate while we continue to challenge each other..”
Kevin Layden, director of Ford´s electrification programs, explains why the company chose to make its patents related to electric vehicle technology available to competitors. Following Tesla and Toyota, Ford is the third company to release its EV patents.
forbes.com
“In the short term, we believe that a significant number of early users of FCVs will be fleets operating on a ‘return to depot’ basis, so refueling will not be an issue. This makes switching to zero emission FCVs relatively easy for taxis, buses and local delivery fleets, which would in turn help drive improvements in urban air quality.”
James Batchelor, managing director for the Motive division at Intelligent Energy, weighs in on the chicken and the egg debate, saying H2 infrastructure is still lacking, but that one needs first raise public awareness about fuel cell cars. The rest will follow.
hybridcars.com
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