Hyundai celebrated the successful completion of a 13–day, cross–country road trip which served as the first significant U.S. test for the company’s proprietary fuel cell technology. Two Tucson Fuel Cell Elective Vehicles (FCEVs) powered by Hyundai–developed fuel cell stacks completed the nearly 7,000 km (4,300 mile) event in Los Angeles as part of the Hydrogen Road Tour 2008. Nine auto manufacturers, the U.S. Department of Energy, the California Fuel Cell Partnership, National Hydrogen Association and U.S. Department of Transportation sponsored and participated in the event which started August 11 in Portland, Maine. The road trip consisted of 34 tour stops in 31 different cities across the country reaching communities such as New York City, Atlanta, Ga., Las Vegas, Nev., and Phoenix, Ariz., before rolling to the finish–line event in Exposition Park.