Daimler, Renault-Nissan in talks on fuel cell

German automaker Daimler AG is talking to partners Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. about working together on fuel cell technology, the German automaker's head of research and development told Reuters in an interview.

"Fuel cell technology is also electric so it could make a lot of sense to join forces also in this field," Thomas Weber, board member for r&d at the maker of Mercedes-Benz and Smart cars, said at the Shanghai auto show.

Last year, Daimler, Renault SA and Nissan formed a global alliance in which the Japanese automaker and its European counterparts swapped stakes in each other to cooperate on the development of small cars, commercial vehicles and future powertrains.

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