GM/Suzuki First In Japan Approved To Use Advanced Hydrogen Storage System.
General Motors (GM) became the first automaker in Japan to receive approval for a compressed hydrogen storage system that allows its fuel cell vehicles to travel farther on a tank of hydrogen. GM's Alliance Partner, Suzuki, will use the state-of-the-art 700 bar (10,000 psi) system in its next-generation fuel cell vehicle, which will be unveiled later this year. GM is currently using the advanced hydrogen storage system in several of its fuel cell vehicles operating on public roads in North America and Europe. The 700 bar system can increase the range of fuel cell vehicles by up to 50 percent over a comparably sized 350 bar (5,000 psi) system.