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News of May 2, 1999

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BMW developing petrol engine fuel cell in cooperation with DELPHI Automotive Systems
Munich, 26.4.99 - Joining forces with DELPHI Automotive Systems, the largest automotive supplier in the world, BMW is developing an entirely new type of fuel cell able to generate electricity out of petrol. Since this innovative energy converter uses conventional engine fuel, it does not require any other source of energy such as methanol and therefore does not call for any elaborate change in on-board technologies and in the network of filling stations. The new fuel cell is called SOFC for short or Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and converts hydrogen into electricity at a temperature of approximately 800 degrees Celsius or 1470 degrees Fahrenheit via a circonium oxide ceramic transformer. ....see full article	Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, BMW - Jose Maria Alapont, DELPHI Automotive Systems Photo: BMW

PSA Peugeot Citroën and Siemens Automotive SA Reach Agreement on Joint Development of Direct Injection Gasoline Pump
29.4.99 - PSA Peugeot Citroën and Siemens Automotive SA signed a cooperation agreement to create a joint venture that will design, engineer, manufacture and market a direct injection gasoline pump. The venture will be 48% owned by PSA Peugeot Citroën and 52% by Siemens. It will be supported by the two partners’ synergies in the technologies needed to manufacture direct injection gasoline pumps. PSA Peugeot Citroën will provide expertise in precision mechanics, hydraulics and automotive engines, while Siemens Automotive SA will offer skills in on-board fuel injection electronics systems. The company will also benefit from Siemens Automotive’s extensive sales network, which has contacts with carmakers around the world. The new organization’s engineering and design offices, manufacturing facilities and head offices will be located in PSA Peugeot Citroën’s Asnières plant, which has been designing and engineering hydraulic techniques for Citroën vehicles for nearly fifty years and enjoys cutting-edge expertise in precision tooling. The project calls for the development of a high-pressure aluminum pump for direct injection gasoline engines used by a large number of carmakers, particularly those whose engines are equipped with Siemens direct injection systems. The pumps will be offered on Peugeot and Citroën models beginning in 2000. The agreement is in line with cooperation strategies carried out by both PSA Peugeot Citroën and Siemens.

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