14 DAY TRIAL // As it turns out, American multinational corporation General Motors is a bit of a stalker. Thus, not only does it make cars and introduce it to people, but it also likes to keep tabs on the vehicles that it puts together, just to see what they are up to.
What's more, it appears that the company does so for its own gratification, meaning that it uses information obtained while stalking unsuspecting four-wheelers and their drivers to brag about how cool and totally environmentally friendly it is.
Not to beat about the bush, it was this past May 7 that General Motors announced that, according to its estimates, its Chevrolet Equinox fleet of fuel cell vehicles had not only reached but also topped 3 million miles (about 4.8 million kilometers).
What this means is that, since the corporation first got in the business of marketing fuel cell vehicles until present days, the eco-friendly cars it has until now set loose on roads and highways have covered an overall distance of over 3 million miles.
“Hydrogen fuel cell technology is an important part of GM’s advanced propulsion portfolio and we continue to make substantial progress in furthering this technology,” says Charlie Freese, executive director of GM’s global fuel cell engineering activities.
“These vehicles have operated through seven full winters and a wide range of environmental conditions, proving that fuel cells can meet the demands of real-world drivers,” Charlie Freese goes on to explain, as cited on General Motor's official website.
The American multinational corporation details that, according to information at hand, some of the vehicles that are part and parcel of this eco-friendly fleet have until now covered distances exceeding 120,000 miles (approximately 193,120 kilometers).
General Motors estimates that, all in all, its fuel cell fleet has managed to keep about 157,894 gallons (roughly 598,000 liters) of gasoline from being burned in engines. By doing so, it has helped reduce air pollution and fight climate change.
The corporation's Equinox fuel cell test program was started back in 2007. Since then, over 5,000 drivers have taken part in it, and General Motors expects that this number will continue to increase in the years to come.
“This specially equipped fleet of Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicles are part of GM’s 119-vehicle Project Driveway program, which launched in 2007. Since then, more than 5,000 drivers have provided feedback on the functionality and drivability of fuel cell technology,” the corporation writes on its website.