All About Alternate Fuel Vehicles (AFV)

Source: Technology News Daily.com /Nov. 13, 2007
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/8508

The state of New York opened its first hydrogen station to support Chevrolet’s Project Driveway, an effort to move fuel cell technology from the laboratory into people’s driveways. White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino and Phil Baxley, president of Shell Hydrogen LLC, dedicated the state’s first hydrogen vehicle refueling facility today at the city’s Department of Public Works depot.  The White Plains fueling station is the first of six hydrogen vehicle refueling stations planned for the U.S., as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project.

As part of a comprehensive deployment plan called “Project Driveway,” Chevrolet will supply more than 100 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric compact SUVs to private and commercial customers in New York (Westchester County and metropolitan New York), Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Customers will test-drive the vehicles for a time frame of between three and 30 months beginning early next year.

The White Plains DPW depot is located in a convenient and central location for Project Driveway customers wishing to refuel their Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicles in Westchester County. The commercial fueling station is located in a gated lot to effectively control entry and exit. The facility will manufacture and store 30 kilograms of gaseous hydrogen from water using CO 2-free hydropower provided by the New York Power Authority. Because the hydrogen is made onsite, there will be no added fuel deliveries to the site. Chevrolet will pay for the fuel that the Project Driveway test drivers will use while documenting their experience with the vehicle.

The city of White Plains was recognized by the Department of Energy as the first “ Clean City” in the state of New York, and has been at the forefront in using alternative-fueled vehicles and increasing the efficiency of its vehicle fleets.