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Ballard and MAHLE to Collaborate on Fuel Cell Propulsion Systems for Heavy- and Medium-Duty Trucks
Ballard and MAHLE to Collaborate on Fuel Cell Propulsion Systems for Heavy- and Medium-Du...
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[{"type":"text","content":"BallardPwrSys-CollabF\n \n \n \n Ballard and MAHLE to Collaborate on Fuel Cell Propulsion Systems for Heavy- and Medium-Duty Trucks\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC and STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 28, 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n and\n \n STUTTGART, Germany\n \n ,\n \n Sept. 28, 2020\n \n /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced an agreement to collaborate with MAHLE, a leading international development partner and Tier 1 supplier to the commercial vehicle and automotive industry, on the development and commercialization of zero-emission fuel cell systems to provide primary propulsion power in various classes of commercial trucks.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Founded in\n \n Germany\n \n in 1920 and celebrating its 100-year anniversary, today the MAHLE Group employs approximately 77,000 people working at 160 production locations and 16 research and development centers around the globe and generates annual sales of approximately €12 billion (numbers referring to the business year 2019). MAHLE's commercial vehicle division supplies a broad range of products to truck and other OEMs, including power cells, valves and camshafts, engine cooling components, fuel and oil management systems, electronics and mechatronics. MAHLE components are present in half of all the vehicles on the world's roads.\n \n \n MAHLE has been a series supplier for fuel cell vehicles for over a decade. The technology group holds a particularly strong position in the complex air intake system and in the temperature control of fuel cell systems, as well as air filter solutions for fuel cells. MAHLE has brought together its fuel cell activities in a project house, where one area of focus is the development of components for fuel cell systems in commercial vehicles.\n \n \n Dr. Jörg Stratmann, Chairman and CEO of MAHLE said, \"Hydrogen and fuel cells are a cornerstone of CO\n \n 2\n \n -neutral mobility, particularly with regard to road transport. This collaboration brings togeth...