Auto companies actively deploy small-scale commercial fuel cell vehicles

At the 2017 Fuel Cell Vehicle Industry Development Summit Forum held on October 19, several experts said that compared with other electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have the advantages of long mileage, high dynamic performance, and short fueling time. Currently, it has entered the stage of small-scale commercialization promotion. Yi Baolian, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, stated that as an important raw material for fuel cells, in terms of hydrogen source industrialization input, the nation’s hydrogen by-product has a scale of nearly 10 million tons, and large-scale demonstration of the operation of fuel cell vehicles. The cost has potential advantages. However, analysts believe that considering the technology gap, high costs, and weak facilities, it is expected that fuel cell electric vehicles will be difficult to operate on a large scale within 3-5 years. Car prices are actively laid out On October 18, Foton Motor stated on the interactive platform that the company has realized the commercialization and commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell electric buses. It is understood that in May last year, the company received orders for 100 Futian Ouhui hydrogen fuel cell electric buses. At the same time, various vehicles such as hydrogen-powered passenger vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell city buses, and fuel cell logistics vehicles from Foshan (Yunfu) Industrial Transfer Industrial Park were unveiled; SAIC Group's fuel cell light passenger Chase FCV80 was at the 2017 China International Energy Conservation Published at the New Energy Auto Show. The person in charge of the relevant car company revealed that “the prototype of the company’s hydrogen fuel cell electric bus has been completed and will be announced at a time.” According to incomplete statistics, Yutong Bus, Zhongtong Bus, BYD, Jinlong Automobile and Beijing Automotive Group are among the There are layouts in this area. A large securities dealer car researcher said: “The auto manufacturers are flooding into the field of fuel cell vehicles. First, the government supports them strongly. Second, car companies avoid falling behind and adopt follow-up strategies.” From the current situation, the subsidy policy for fuel cells will continue. By 2020, subsidies for pure electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles will be adjusted in 2017. Short-term difficult large-scale commercial Due to the constraints of infrastructure development, large-scale commercial operation of fuel cell vehicles still has a long way to go. Analysts told reporters that there is a lack of infrastructure such as hydrogen refueling stations, and the method for storing and transporting hydrogen needs to be resolved. It is expected that large-scale commercialization will still be difficult within 3-5 years. It is understood that there are currently 9 hydrogen refueling stations in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Henan. The cost of hydrogen refueling stations with a hydrogenation capacity of more than 200 kilograms is 10 million yuan. According to the 2017 fuel cell vehicle subsidy standard, a company building a hydrogen refueling station will receive a national supplement of 4 million yuan, which is costly. Yi Polian believes that large-scale demonstration of fuel cell applications should begin with buses and logistics vehicles that have low reliance on hydrogen refueling stations. The company's construction hydrogen refueling stations should choose to place near hydrogen by-products, or abandon winds, dispose of light, or discard water, and reduce the hydrogen transportation distance. The relevant person in charge of Yutong Bus told reporters that the current cost of fuel cell systems is high, and through independent research and development to realize the mass production and localization of key components, the cost can be greatly reduced. According to Yutong Bus's calculation, the cost of fuel cell system will be reduced from 18,000 yuan/kw in 2015-2016 to 0.50 yuan/kw in 2019-2020. Jianghuai Automobile Office Director told reporters, "JAC's strategy in the new energy sector is dominated by pure electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles have also made technical reserves, but prototypes have not been introduced because commercial operations are too early." According to Lifan, a director of the company's directorate, “There are two main considerations for the company's non-layout. First, the capital investment is large, and the second is high technical requirements. As a private enterprise, Lifan has become more stable in project investment.”

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