Fuel Cell Vehicle Ride-and-Drive at 5th Annual CONGRESSIONAL FUEL CELL EXPO on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON--May 23, 2005--The bi-partisan sponsorship by Representative Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Representative John Larson (D-CT), Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is enabling more than 30 fuel cell industry leaders to exhibit at the 2005 USFCC CONGRESSIONAL FUEL CELL EXPO on May 2, 20054, 2005, in the Cannon Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The event will also feature fuel cell vehicles available for a ride-and-drive.

DaimlerChrysler, General Motors and Nissan will each have fuel cell vehicles participating in the ride & drive. As a special attraction, the SunLine U.S. Army NAC Peterbilt 385 Class 8 tractor will be driven from the West Coast to Capitol Hill. The cars will be available on Garfield Circle - at the base of the Capitol directly across from the Botanical Gardens - for a Ride-and-Drive by Members of Congress, their staff and the public. The Ride-and-Drive will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

What:               5th USFCC CONGRESSIONAL FUEL CELL EXPO

Where:              Cannon Caucus Room, 345 Cannon House Office 
                    Building
                    1st and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC

When:               May 24, 2005 - 9:00 a.m. until  4:00 p.m.

Welcome Remarks:    12:30 p.m. - David Garman, DOE Assistant 
                                 Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
                                 Renewable Energy
                                 Others TBA

                    1:30 p.m.  - Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT), EXPO 
                                 Co-sponsor

The USFCC has arranged for Georgetown University's fuel cell bus to shuttle interested parties to tour DC's first hydrogen filling station on Benning Road. Participants will get a first hand look at the first functional hydrogen and gasoline filling station in the country. To participate, simply meet in front of the Madison Library of Congress Building on Independence Ave., halfway down the block from the corner of Independence Ave. and First Street S.E., at 1:30 pm. The first 30 people in line will be able to ride.

The USFCC Congressional Fuel Cell EXPO is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required. Attendees will receive a free EXPO memento. The EXPO is a function of the US Fuel Cell Council, the trade association of the fuel cell industry, and supported by the Department of Energy.

Exhibitors include: 3M, Air Products and Chemicals, Ballard Power Systems, BTI/Fuel Cells 2000, Columbian Chemicals Company, Cooperative Research Network, Delphi Corporation, DuPont Fuel Cells, Entegris, FuelCell Energy, General Electric, Graftech, Hydrogenics Corporation, IdaTech, Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, Methanol Institute, Millennium Cell, MTI MicroFuel Cells, NexTech Materials, Nuvera Fuel Cells, Plug Power, Proton Energy Systems, ReliOn, Renewable Fuels Association, Siemens Westinghouse, SOFCo - EFS Holdings, Teledyne Energy Systems, U.S. Department of Energy and National Energy Technology Laboratory, UltraCell Corporation, US Navy/USMC Fuel Cell Team, UTC Fuel Cells, and W.L. Gore.

For more information, visit our web site at www.usfcc.com.