It’s Official: First Commercial Production Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles for Sale
OPS_admin | Jun 22, 2010 | Comments 2
Yes, there have been a few commercial hydrogen fuel cell production cars built (such a by Honda and Daimler) but they have been for lease and not for sale. Yesterday I talked about hydrogen fuel cell Sysco forklifts and palette trucks powered by Plug Power Gendrive systems possibly being the first commercial production hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for sale on the market.
This was confirmed yesterday by Plug Power’s Teal Vivacqua and Sysco VP Gary M. Mills. Okay, perhaps forklifts and palette trucks are not as sexy as hydrogen cars. And, perhaps the fact that they operate in a warehouse away from the public eye also makes a difference along with the fact that not everyone will own one.
But, this is still an important milestone in the advancement of hydrogen vehicles. You see many people think that the first hydrogen fuel cell car of record was the 1966 General Motors Electrovan. And, they would be correct.
But, the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle actually predates this by 7 years. The first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle of record was a 1959 Allis-Chalmers farm tractor, developed by Harry Karl Ihrig.
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Let’s hope they put together proper dealerships
Great achievement,
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will be very helpful for trucking industry. In this recession period where other fuel prices are increasing this hydrogen fuel cell will be in great demand all over. If proper dealership is done than this vehicle can capture good market share.
Regards,
Commercialtrucksinusa