Ricardo in fuel cell electric vehicle partnership
Ricardo has formed a partnership with power technology company Intelligent Energy to advance low carbon vehicle engineering and fuel cell power technology platforms.
The collaboration is aimed at providing customers with a fully integrated design, engineering and implementation capability for fuel cell electric vehicles. The two companies believe their combined capabilities will provide significant synergies in the delivery of successful fuel cell electric vehicle projects.
Intelligent Energy's proprietary fuel cell power technology platforms are targeted at production automotive as well as stationary power and consumer electronics applications. These fuel cell technologies will be the initial focus of the project.
"Ricardo is actively engaged in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicle programmes and we are receiving many enquiries in this area from vehicle manufacturers around the world," explained Mark Garrett, Ricardo's chief operating officer. "I believe that the combination of Ricardo and Intelligent Energy's capabilities will provide an extremely attractive option for fuel cell electric vehicle customers looking to develop production orientated solutions."
