▁commercial ▁market , ▁which ▁includes ▁developing ▁early ▁ret ail ▁stations , ▁policies ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁ret ail ▁hydro gen ▁and ▁necessary ▁steps ▁to ▁building ▁a ▁supp lier ▁base ▁for ▁large - scale ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Ca F CP ▁completed ▁its ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁operation ▁in ▁December , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁second ▁phase ▁will ▁conclude ▁in ▁December , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁members ▁agreed ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁third ▁phase ▁to ▁encou rage ▁fuel ▁cell ▁vehicle ▁commercial ization ▁that ▁will ▁continue ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁The ▁California ▁F uel ▁Cell ▁Part ners hip ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁collabor ative ▁of ▁auto ▁manufact ur ers , ▁energy ▁companies , ▁fuel ▁cell ▁technology ▁companies ▁and ▁government ▁ag encies . ▁The ▁members ▁collabor ate ▁on ▁activities ▁that ▁advance ▁the ▁technology , ▁such ▁as ▁first ▁res ponder ▁training , ▁community ▁out re ach ▁and ▁agree ing ▁on ▁protocol s ▁while ▁standards ▁are ▁being ▁developed . ▁ ▁Autom ot ive ▁members ▁provide ▁fuel ▁cell ▁passenger ▁vehicles ▁that ▁are ▁placed ▁in ▁demonstr ation ▁programs , ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁tested ▁in ▁real - world ▁driving ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Energy ▁members ▁work ▁to ▁build ▁hydro gen ▁stations ▁within ▁an ▁infrastr ucture ▁that ▁is ▁safe , ▁convenient ▁and ▁fits ▁into ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁F uel ▁cell ▁technology ▁members ▁provide ▁fuel ▁cells ▁for ▁passenger ▁vehicles ▁and ▁trans it ▁bus es . ▁ ▁Government ▁members ▁lay ▁the ▁ground work