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May 30, 2006
GM HydroGen3 Fuel Cell Vehicle
First of all, anyone who think fuel cell vehicles don't drive regular speed has never tried to run one down on the highway.
That's what I did last week when I saw this GM HydroGen3 vehicle cruising down George Washington Parkway, and the driver was kind enough to pull over and let me take some pictures.
The irony was that the batteries in my camera were dead, so I borrowed a camera from the driver's mother! Talk about going the extra mile for the GM team.
The batteries, or more properly, fuel cells, in the HydroGen3, will only die after 249 miles, when liquid hydrogen is used, and 168 miles when compressed fuil is used. As part of the GM hydrogen project, they have partnered with Shell that has installed a fueling station in Washington, D.C.
This particular model is based on the Opel Zafira, essentially a small minivan, and besides this tester, GM is also running a vehicle through the post office, that is delivering mail in the region.
Posted by Frank at May 30, 2006 4:08 PM | Filed under 2006 Vehicles
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