▁a ▁very ▁short ▁time , ▁other ▁government ▁ag encies ▁and ▁private ▁business es ▁became ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁West ▁Sac r amento ▁headquarters ▁opened . ▁The ▁building ▁includes ▁a ▁public ▁gallery , ▁offices , ▁a ▁hydro gen ▁fuel ing ▁station ▁and ▁ind oor ▁service ▁b ays ▁for ▁vehicle ▁maintenance . ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁autom akers ▁had ▁just ▁hand ful ▁of ▁cars ▁all ▁station ed ▁in ▁Sac r amento . ▁The ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁these ▁vehicles ▁and ▁fuel ▁could ▁be ▁techn ically ▁vi able . ▁If ▁the ▁answer ▁was ▁no , ▁then ▁Ca F CP ▁would ▁close ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁was ▁finished , ▁Ca F CP ▁members ▁knew ▁that ▁the ▁technology ▁could ▁succeed . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁grew ▁to ▁ 3 3 ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁goals ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁phase ▁of ▁operation , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 7 . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Ca F CP ▁members ▁worked ▁on ▁project ▁to ▁prove ▁or ▁dis pro ve ▁the ▁commer cially ▁vi ability — w ould ▁the ▁vehicles , ▁fu els ▁and ▁public ▁policies ▁meet ▁consumer ▁expect ations ? ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁members ▁agreed ▁that ▁FC V s ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁commercial ▁success . ▁They ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁ ▁third ▁phase ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁lay ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁a