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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

17. Commitments and Contingencies

The Equipment Sale Agreement Addendum No. 1 between Ballard and the Company was executed on June 30, 2011. This addendum relates to a committed purchase by the Company of a total of 3,250 Ballard fuel cell stacks between the dates of July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012. The amount of this commitment is approximately $9.4 million. In conjunction with this agreement, the Company paid a one-time non-recurring engineering fee of $450,000 to Ballard to be used at Ballard’s sole discretion for the purposes of product development, cost reduction and production implementation.