2008 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Diary - Day Three

2008 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Diary - Day Three

Day Three


As is clear in the photos, the fuel cell Equinox is not lacking for signage. (The graphics, in case you're wondering, are a representation of a water molecule, H20, because water vapor is the car's only tailpipe emission. The color, Glacier Gold, which flips from gold to blue, is also supposed to suggest water; it was a production color on 2005-06 full-size Cadillacs.) "You're driving a conspicuous vehicle," GM tells fuel cell Equinox drivers, who are encouraged to drive as if people are watching - and they are.

On the way home we stop to pick up a gas grill and a guy in the parking lot of the Home Depot wants to know: Do I have any information on the fuel cell car? What does it run on? How much does it cost to fill up? Where can he find out more? I answer: No; hydrogen; it's hard to say; and General Motors' web site. I later discover that there are little pamphlets in the car (printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks, of course), and a better web site is: http://www.gm.com/explore/technology/fuel_cells/


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