General Motors Corp. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. will open a hydrogen fueling station in Los Angeles. The two companies also announced that they are exploring further opportunities to expand the hydrogen infrastructure. As the first step in this effort, a hydrogen fueling station will be developed and located at Clean Energy's compressed natural gas (CNG) facility near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The hydrogen station is expected to open in late summer or early fall -- and will be used by drivers taking part in Chevrolet's Project Driveway, the world's largest market test of fuel cell vehicles. GM and Clean Energy are discussing potential opportunities to expand this first station into a network of hydrogen fueling stations by leveraging Clean Energy's natural gas fueling expertise and the real-world customer experience gained by fueling more than 14,000 vehicles daily at over 170 CNG stations across North America. “Developing and growing hydrogen infrastructure is vital to GM's efforts to bring larger volumes of fuel cell vehicles to the market,” says Mary Beth Stanek, director of energy and environmental policy & commercialization at General Motors. “We’re supporting this hydrogen station near LAX because we recognize a critical role for Clean Energy’s existing CNG infrastructure in helping expand the hydrogen infrastructure. We expect to learn important lessons from Clean Energy's expertise in developing and operating a network of natural gas fueling stations.” For more information, visit www.gm.com and www.cleanenergyfuels.com. | 
