Transportation Industry

Daimler, EPA Work Together On Fuel Cells

Transport Topics, June, 2003 by Anonymous

DaimlerChrysler and the Environmental Protection Agency plan to set up a fuel cell demonstration program at the EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Mich.

DaimlerChrysler said fuel cell vehicles will be used in normal United Parcel Service delivery operation on an established delivery route, and will be fueled at a hydrogen refueling station built by the EPA.

An F-CeIl, a Mercedes-Benz A-Class powered by a Ballard fuel cell, will be delivered this year for use as a UPS expressdelivery vehicle. In 2004, a Dodge Sprinter with a fuel cell will be delivered as the first medium-duty fuel cell commercial delivery vehicle to be put in service in North America.

The program is to evaluate attributes of fuel cells in vehicles, such as economy,...

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