Automakers in fuel venture

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Thursday, April 10, 2003 | 9:50 a.m.

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG plan to jointly develop refueling systems for vehicles powered by liquid hydrogen to accelerate the creation of an infrastructure to support low-pollution autos.

The partnership between General Motors, the world's largest automaker, and BMW will focus on creating standards for storing liquid hydrogen, setting specifications for suppliers, and sharing technical data to cut costs related to using the fuel, the companies said in a statement. The alliance doesn't include financial links and the companies said they'll ask fuel suppliers and rival automakers to work with them.