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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2008 -- The Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell hasreceived Green Car Journal's first-ever Green Car Vision Award(TM), whichhonors the vehicle that best envisions the road ahead. The award waspresented at a press conference at the Washington Auto Show.
The 2008 Green Car Vision Award(TM) program considered five nominees.These included the Equinox Fuel Cell along with the BMW Hydrogen 7, HondaFCX Clarity, Phoenix Electric SUT, and Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Allqualified as advanced limited production vehicles either in demonstrationprograms or the early stages of commercialization.
"The Equinox Fuel Cell is visionary on many levels," says Ron Cogan,editor and publisher of the Green Car Journal and editor of GreenCar.com."Zero-emission vehicles destined for our highways in the years ahead willtake many forms, from small car platforms to large. Powering a popularcrossover model with a future fuel such as hydrogen, and doing soseamlessly with an efficient powerplant that creates no CO2 greenhousegases, is exemplary and Chevrolet should be commended for this."
Chevrolet's Equinox Fuel Cell combines an advanced hydrogen powertrainalong with some of today's most sought-after features like OnStar,StabiliTrac, front and roof rail side-impact air bags, and four wheel ABS.It is a showcase of advanced thinking that directly benefits from a 40 yearfuel cell development program with obvious depth. In recent years thisprogram has included such notable fuel cell vehicles as the Hy-wire,AUTOnomy, Sequel, and the recently introduced Cadillac Provoq.
An important element that weighed in the Equinox Fuel Cell's favor isthe way in which GM is enabling consumers and fleets to experience itsadvanced hydrogen technology. Through "Project Driveway," the world'slargest fuel cell demonstration fleet, more than 100 Chevrolet Equinox FuelCell vehicles will be driven by consumers and others for three months at atime in California, New York City, and Washington D.C.
In addition to the presentation of the Green Car Vision Award(TM), GreenCar Journal's activities at the 2008 Washington Auto Show have included themagazine's inaugural Green Car Summit of auto and energy leaders and aGreen Car Parade. The parade showcased the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cellalong with battery electric, hybrid, E85 ethanol flexible-fuel, naturalgas, and plug-in hybrid vehicles. A Green Car Pavilion continues to display"green" vehicles during the show's public days from January 23-27.
The award-winning Green Car Journal has focused on the intersection ofautomobiles, energy, and environment since its launch in 1992. GreenCar.comoffers hundreds of articles and news items on advanced and alternative fuelvehicles and technologies, all available to viewers for free. For moreinformation visit www.greencar.com.
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