April 10 -- DaimlerChrysler Corp. has
introduced the worldīs first fuel cell powered police car, which will be
used by the Wayne State University Police Department in Detroit.
The zero-emission vehicle will serve as a supervisorīs car and will
be used on campus and in the immediate vicinity, the car company said.
"This event exhibits how DaimlerChrysler is taking on the challenge
for industries and governments to create viable alternative-fuel
solutions," said Mark Chernoby, vice president of advance vehicle
engineering for Chrysler Group.
The company now has more than 100 fuel-cell vehicles on the road.
The vehicle will refuel at a NextEnergy hydrogen fueling station and
serve as a learning laboratory for students in WSU College of
Engineering Alternative Energy Technology.