Ballard Power Systems Announces First Quarter 2001 Conference Call

    VANCOUVER, B.C.--April 23, 2001--Ballard Power Systems today announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter results on Monday, April 30th, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m. PDT).
    Access to the call may be obtained by calling the operator at (416) 641-6440 prior to the scheduled start time. A playback version of the conference call will be available for 24 hours after the call at (416) 626-4100. The confirmation number to access the playback version is 18516162. A live webcast can be accessed from Ballard's Web site at www.ballard.com. A playback of the call will also be available on Ballard's Web site for two weeks.
    Ballard Power Systems is recognized as the world leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing zero-emission proton exchange membrane fuel cells for use in transportation, electricity generation and portable power products. Ballard Power Systems' proprietary fuel cell technology is enabling automobile, electrical equipment and portable power product manufacturers to develop environmentally clean products for sale. The fundamental component of these end-user products is the BALLARD(R) fuel cell that combines hydrogen (which can be obtained from methanol, natural gas, petroleum or renewable sources) and oxygen (from air) without combustion to generate electricity. Ballard is partnering with strong, world-leading companies, including DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GPU, ALSTOM and EBARA, to commercialize BALLARD(R) fuel cells. Ballard has also supplied fuel cells to Honda, Nissan, Volkswagen, Yamaha, Cinergy, Coleman Powermate and Matsushita Electric Works, among others.
    Ballard's Common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "BLD" and on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol "BLDP". Ballard and the Ballard logo are registered trademarks of Ballard Power Systems Inc.