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The cost will come down. If you factor all the savings involved today, with a big operation warehouse, you would have a big eye opener. No changing batteries, eliminating battery rooms, space cost, electric, extra batteries, more production, more production time by operators, less overtime, less maintenance cost and more.

This technology is perfect for the larger distribution centers. The cost will come down once this takes off which will make Fuel Cells the Industrial Truck power of the near future.

General Hydrogen already has customers that ordered those Ballard Fuel Cells. Look for at least 6,000 more made next year.
  • Posted 2 Nov 2006 23:06
  • By dougster
  • joined 23 Sep'04 - 44 messages
  • Florida, United States
Hydrogen Fuel Cells are here to stay. Implement and proceed with safety in mind.

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