Wal-Mart runs fuel cell vehicle trial.
Wal-Mart will soon complete a four-month trial of hydrogen-fueled lift trucks in two of its US distribution centers.Cellex Power Products supplied Wal-Mart with 14 fuel cell vehicles for the trial. The vehicles are successfully running two shifts a day and being fueled indoors by lift truck operators.
The Cellex CX-P150 power units used at Wal-Mart aim to increase productivity by allowing trucks to stay on the floor longer and help the environment by eliminating handling of lead and acid required with industrial batteries, said Cellex's vice president of marketing Tom Hoying.
The fuel cell project is set to receive a $1 million grant from the state of Ohio's Third Frontier Fuel Cell Initiative.
Contact: Cellex Power Products, www.cellexpower.com.
(EIN STAFF: 10/4)
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| Title Annotation: | Editorials, Asides & Reviews |
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| Publication: | Fuel Cells Today |
| Date: | Oct 5, 2006 |
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