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It would be fun to say that driving the 2008 Chevrolet Equinox FCEV is a gas. But this would be a lie (and trite besides). Driving the Equinox FCEV (a mouthful of initials that stands for fuel-cell electric vehicle) is just as routinely humdrum as driving a regular crossover SUV with a regular internal combustion engine. That, though, is remarkable in itself. The 2008 Chevrolet Equinox FCEV might have an exotic hydrogen fuel cell, a battery pack and an electric motor, yet it's up to the challenge of everyday transportation. GM is putting a fleet of more than 100 Equinox FCEVs in the hands of private customers in Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C. in the first large-scale test of fuel-cell vehicles. Not a Science Experiment Early fuel cells were nothing if not, well, experimental. They featured lots of wiring snaking around and connected to workmanlike gauges and electronic test boxes duct-taped into place. There were eardrum-piercing noises from the air compressors used...
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