16.6.2004
GM, U.S. Postal Service agree to move mail with Fuel Cells

The U.S. Postal Service will lease a fuel cell vehicle from GM to deliver mail in and around the nation's capital, according to a joint agreement announced today.

The U.S. Postal Service will lease a fuel cell vehicle from GM to deliver mail in and around the nation's capital, according to a joint agreement announced yesterday.

As part of the two-year agreement, the U.S. Postal Service will use a GM minivan, powered by a fuel cell. This is the first commercial application of a GM fuel cell vehicle in the U.S.

Other applications of GM fuel cells are with Federal Express Corp. (FedEx) and Dow Chemical Co. FedEx has been using a GM minivan to deliver packages in Tokyo for the last year. Dow Chemical is using a GM fuel cell to help power up one of the world's largest chemical plants at a 30-square-mile site in Freeport, Texas.