{"id":2432,"date":"2009-09-24T08:05:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T15:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Cruising-with-the-Chevy-Equinox-Fuel-Cell-Vehicle\/ba-p\/334059"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:19:57","slug":"cruising-with-the-chevy-equinox-fuel-cell-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/cruising-with-the-chevy-equinox-fuel-cell-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruising with the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><A title=\"Siemens focuses a lot of effort on protecting the climate and the environment\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siemens.com\/environment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Siemens focuses a lot of effort on protecting the climate and the environment<\/A> with ecological products and processes.<BR \/><BR \/>Our Siemens PLM team also provides tools to help our customers develop more environmentally-friendly products.&nbsp; One example is the <A title=\"GM Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chevrolet.com\/experience\/fuel-solutions\/fuel-cell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">GM Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle<\/A>.&nbsp; Over 100 of GM\u2019s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are on the road in the USA, as part of a GM\u2019s test plan called \u201cProject Driveway\u201d.&nbsp;<BR \/><BR \/>Recently, employees in our <A title=\"Cypress, California\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=10824+hope+st+cypress+ca&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=61.411614,135.263672&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=17&amp;iwloc=A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Cypress, California<\/A> office were given the opportunity to explore and test drive two of these vehicles.<BR \/><BR \/><IMG src=\"Cruising with the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle\" alt=\"\" \/><BR \/><BR \/>This Chevy Equinox is powered by hydrogen, and consumes no petroleum products. It is an EPA-certified zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) that emits only water vapor.<BR \/><BR \/>So, how did it drive?&nbsp; It was fast and quiet. When I pushed on the accelerator pedal, the car sped up like a sports car.&nbsp; It didn\u2019t feel like I was driving an SUV.&nbsp; As for the sound coming from the engine, it was extremely quiet with almost no noise.<BR \/><BR \/><A title=\"Siemens focuses a lot of effort on protecting the climate and the environment\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siemens.com\/environment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IFRAME width=\"425\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LKKCqI7bHEg\"><\/IFRAME><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>If you\u2019re passionate about the environment, or want to save at the fuel pump, or just interested in joining the project driveway community, find out more at the <A title=\"Project Driveway site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gongos.com\/GP7196\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Project Driveway site<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/>Residents of metropolitan New York City; Washington, D.C., or Southern California, may be eligible to test-drive an Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle. If you qualify, GM will provide the fuel, maintenance, insurance, OnStar service and a support team for a three-month period. You\u2019ll get to drive a very cool car, just like we did!<BR \/><BR \/>It\u2019s great to see green technology and new products in action &#8211; especially when our software played a role.<BR \/><BR \/>Jerry<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siemens focuses a lot of effort on protecting the climate and the environment with ecological products and processes.    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