WASHINGTON, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers today announced that its member companies are involved in
more than 25 distinctive partnership programs with fuel providers to expand
the alternative fueling infrastructure, conduct research and development,
and to get more alternative fueling pumps installed across the country.
"Achieving our national goal of energy security requires multiple
partnerships with fuel providers, and automakers are proud of how quickly
we are making progress on this front," said Alliance President & CEO Fred
Webber. "Automakers are an integral part of our energy security solution,
and we are pleased that so many fuel providers are joining us to work
harmoniously toward this objective."
Some of the key automaker-fuel provider partnerships include:
BMW Group is working with Air Products and the University of
California- Irvine to build a liquid hydrogen station on the UCI campus.
Ford is working with VeraSun Energy to develop a Midwest Ethanol
Corridor, and the first phase will convert about 40 gas pumps in Illinois
and Missouri to E-85.
DaimlerChrysler is working with Peter Cremer North America, a major
producer of biodiesel, to enhance public awareness of biodiesel.
General Motors is working with Meijer and CleanFUEL USA in Michigan to
add approximately 20 new E-85 fueling sites in the state.
Toyota is working with ExxonMobil on advanced fuels, combustion
research and future energy demand, and with Shell and Air Products on
hydrogen infrastructure development.
Volkswagen, Shell and Iogen Corporation are conducting a joint study to
assess the economic feasibility of producing ethanol from materials such as
straw.
For more information on automaker-fuel provider partnerships, visit
http://www.DiscoverAlternatives.com.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is a trade association of nine
car and light truck manufacturers including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler,
Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche,
Toyota and Volkswagen.
SOURCE Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
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Related links:
http://www.autoalliance.org
http://www.DiscoverAlternatives.com/
CONTACT:
Eron Shosteck of Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers, +1-202-326-5501
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