Hyundai Motors will soon be testing hydrogen-powered vehicles fueled at a site under construction in the Inland Valley. Contractors have begun work on a fueling station at the Hyundai America Technical Center in Chino, where a fleet of five SUVs that run on pollution-free fuel cells will be kept.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has pushed for more research into fuel cell technology, and earlier this year issued an executive order outlining plans for a network of hydrogen fueling stations to be built along the state's freeways.
So far, there are only three retail stations in Schwarzenegger's 'hydrogen highway' project and the Hyundai fueling station in Chino won't be part of that.
Hyundai spokesman Alfred Gloddeck said that "Use of the station will be limited to the five compact SUVs that Hyundai is building to run on hydrogen. There are no plans to convert it to a retail station in the future."
