D/C said no to sheiks, yes to the US; California leads in fleet fuel cell tests.(DaimlerChrysler)

Automotive News Europe,  June, 2006  by Jackson, Kathy

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Byline: Kathy Jackson

Money was no object when oil sheiks from Saudi Arabia contacted DaimlerChrysler in suburban Detroit to buy Mercedes F-Cell cars. But D/C had other plans for the rare vehicles.

The F-Cell, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell car, is part of a small but important fleet of experimental vehicles in California.

California is leading the way in the number of fuel cell vehicles on the road and the number of refueling stations.

Led by eight automakers, oil and fuel cell technology companies, governmental agencies and transportation authorities, the California ...

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