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Fuel Cell Engine Maker XCELLSiS Joins California Fuel Cell Partnership

7 November 2000

Fuel Cell Engine Maker XCELLSiS Joins California Fuel Cell Partnership

    SAN DIEGO, Nov. 6 XCELLSiS, a leading developer and
manufacturer of fuel cell engines, has been selected as the newest member of
the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP).  The Partnership is a voluntary
alliance of automakers, energy companies, and state and federal government
organizations working to demonstrate and promote awareness of fuel cell
vehicle technology.
    Dr. Ferdinand Panik, XCELLSiS President and CEO, said the selection of
XCELLSiS as a full partner in the CaFCP is significant in that it recognizes
the company's ongoing success in designing fuel cell engines and demonstrating
their effectiveness in automotive and transit bus applications.  "The
California Fuel Cell Partnership is leading the way in proving that fuel
cell-powered cars and buses represent the future of zero-emission
transportation, and we are honored to be joining them in this important
initiative," said Dr. Panik.  "XCELLSiS continues to make great progress in
the development of fuel cell engines, and we believe that our experience and
enthusiasm will benefit the Partnership and ultimately help shape the future
of transportation."
    XCELLSiS fuel cell engines powered seven of the twelve vehicles featured
at the recent CaFCP Grand Opening Ceremony, held on November 1 in Sacramento,
California.  The latest XCELLSiS passenger car engine, a 75-kW hydrogen-fueled
engine, was demonstrated in the new DaimlerChrysler Necar and Ford Focus FCV.
The engine incorporates Ballard Power Systems' Mark 9 fuel cell stack and
represents a key milestone in XCELLSiS' advanced hydrogen engine development
program.  Limited production of XCELLSiS advanced hydrogen engines is slated
to begin in late 2003/early 2004.
    XCELLSiS heavy-duty fuel cell engines were also featured in the transit
buses present at the CaFCP ceremony.  The hydrogen-fueled ZEbus
(Zero Emission Bus) was the first demonstration vehicle delivered to the
CaFCP.  The vehicle is powered by a Phase 4 205-kW hydrogen-fueled engine and
is currently participating in a one-year testing program at Sunline Transit
Agency in Thousand Palms, California.  XCELLSiS Phase 5 heavy-duty fuel cell
engines will be in operation in 30 EvoBus Citaros starting in early 2003 in
10 cities in Western Europe.  XCELLSiS is also looking to supply engines for
the CaFCP's bus program, which will feature 20 North American fuel cell buses
operating at Sunline Transit and AC Transit (Oakland, California) starting in
2003.
    John Wallace, Executive Director of the TH!NK Group, an enterprise of Ford
Motor Company, and Chairman of the CaFCP Steering Team, welcomed XCELLSiS to
the partnership as a logical choice.  "We are very pleased to have XCELLSiS as
a full member of the Fuel Cell Partnership," said Wallace.  "XCELLSiS shares
our commitment to advancing fuel cell technology and we expect that the
Partnership will benefit greatly from their international experience."