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To: Sheri Kohn who wrote (19501)	1/26/2000 5:21:00 PM
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DOE joins CA fuel cell partnership, BLDP is FC in this group: Wednesday January 26, 4:56 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: California Air Resources Board California Fuel Cell Partnership Adds New Partners SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Fuel Cell Partnership today announced the addition of new partners to its team who will add value and expertise to the push to commercialize fuel cell electric vehicles. The Partnership -- which formally began in April 1999 -- includes auto manufacturers (DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Honda and Volkswagen); energy providers (ARCO, Shell, and Texaco); a fuel cell company (Ballard Power Systems); and the State of California (Air Resources Board and the California Energy Commission). Joining those partners is the U.S. Department of Energy (www.ott.doe.gov) who will work with the state government partners to provide insight into identifying and resolving potential technical and infrastructure barriers for fuel cell-powered cars and buses. DOE will also help secure needed resources. DOE's office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will be involved in the Partnership. The Partnership has also added new associate partners -- entities who bring specific expertise to aid in fuel, vehicle, and bus demonstration activities. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania (www.airproducts.com); Linde AG (www.Linde.com/Linde-Gas), headquartered in Germany; and Praxair (www.praxair.com) of Danbury, Connecticut. The companies will assist the energy partners with hydrogen fuel infrastructure needs, particularly at the Partnership's Sacramento-area facility. All are global industry leaders in the production, distribution and technology of industrial gases, and all have experience developing or providing hydrogen fuel delivery systems for vehicle manufacturers. Additional associate partners are the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit, www.actransit.org), which operates a fleet of 700 public transit buses in the San Francisco Bay Area, and SunLine Transit Agency (www.sunline.org) which operates a fleet of 50 alternative-fueled buses in the Palm Springs area of southern California. Notable for their interest in advancing alternative-fueled buses, these transit agencies were invited to serve as test sites for the first phase of the Partnership's bus demonstration program. As part of that effort, next year each agency will acquire two fuel cell-powered buses and include them in regular revenue service on scheduled routes throughout their service areas. By 2003, the Partnership plans to deploy up to twenty fuel cell-powered buses. ``We're pleased to welcome these new partners and the wide range of fuel cell experience they bring to the table,' said John Wallace, Chairman of the Partnership's Steering Committee and Executive Director of TH!NK Group, an enterprise of Ford Motor Company. ``This will bolster our efforts here in California to demonstrate fuel cell vehicles and alternative fuel technologies, as well as heighten public awareness.' For more information about the California Fuel Cell Partnership, please contact any of the company spokespersons listed below: * CA Fuel Cell Partnership Joe Irvin 916-600-2564 * CA Air Resources Board Jerry Martin 916-322-2990 * CA Energy Commission Claudia Chandler 916-654-4989 * ARCO Cheryl Burnett 562-590-4493 * Ballard Debby Harris 604-412-4740 * DaimlerChrysler USA: Ann Smith 248-512-6502 Germany: Annette Kliem +49-711-17-93271 Ford Glenn Ray 313-248-5994 Honda Art Garner 310-783-3163