One Million Zero-Emission Miles on California Roads
The California Fuel Cell Partnership Celebrates California’s Fuel Cell Vehicles Reaching Milestone Mileage

Sacramento, Calif. – As the California Fuel Cell Partnership commemorates its eighth anniversary at its annual Earth Day open house on April 21, the organization will also celebrate the millionth mile the California fuel cell vehicle fleet odometer passed earlier this month.

“Many Californians have had first-hand experience with fuel cell technology by driving cars and riding in buses,” said Catherine Dunwoody, CaFCP’s executive director. “Every mile on a fuel cell vehicle represents a step towards commercialization, and illustrates CaFCP members’ commitment to sustainable alternative transportation in California, and around the world.”

CaFCP members have placed 179 fuel cell vehicles on California’s roads since 1999. Today, organizations such as the State of California, UC Davis, AC Transit, South Coast Air Quality Management District and the City of Chula Vista operate fuel cell vehicles in California fleet demonstration programs. In Northern and Southern California, 24 hydrogen stations are operating with an additional 14 are in planning in planning stages.

“Regular people drive the fuel cell vehicles and ride in fuel cell buses every day,” continued Ms. Dunwoody. “These drivers and passengers love the vehicles and talk about how clean, quiet and well performing the vehicles are. As a regular driver of a fuel cell vehicle, I speak from my own experience as well.”

Fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen fuel provide important benefits. Fuel cell vehicles are highly efficient electric vehicles that create electricity from hydrogen. The only emission is a bit of water vapor. Hydrogen is a sustainable fuel and an excellent energy carrier. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the ultimate solution to cleaning our air, combating global warming and curbing our addiction to oil.

CaFCP is a collaboration of 31 organizations including auto manufacturers, energy providers, fuel cell technology companies and government agencies working together to promote the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles.

Please visit www.cafcp.org for a list of our members and to find out how you can put miles on a fuel cell vehicle yourself.
California Fuel Cell Partnership Open House: Saturday, April 21 11:00-3:00 Learn about fuel cell vehicles, tour the facility, see a fueling demonstration, Open to the public at no cost