“With a new national commitment,
our scientists and engineers will overcome obstacles to taking
these cars from laboratory to showroom, so that the first car
driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen, and
pollution-free."
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EPA is playing a leading role in the federal government's growing
efforts to accelerate the development of fuel cell technology, especially
for vehicle applications. EPA is working in several significant
ways to encourage progress in the application of fuel cells to power
cars and other vehicles. Our roles are to evaluate that progress,
to help raise public awareness of the potential of this new technology,
and to assess the challenges that remain before we see fuel cell
vehicles in widespread use.
 EPA,
DaimlerChrysler, and UPS are collaborating to put zero-emission
package delivery vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells into commercial
service in Michigan.
Visit Fuel Cell Delivery Vehicle Program
In February 2004, EPA commissioned a hydrogen fueling station at
its National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, the first such installation at a federal facility. That
station provides compressed hydrogen gas for hydrogen vehicles in
Southeast Michigan.
Visit Hydrogen Fueling Station
 EPA's
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan
is the only federal facility capable of running official tests on
hydrogen powered vehicles. This testing facility is used when manufacturers
request EPA certification of a fuel cell vehicle, and will be a
primary test site for fuel cell vehicles deployed under the Department
of Energy's Technology Validation program.
Visit Hydrogen Vehicle Testing
Contact: ASD Information Line, phone: (734) 214-4636, email: asd@epa.gov |
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