Pure electric is not the only solution for new energy
It is understood that the current domestic auto industry has very intense discussions on hydrogen energy vehicles. Some vehicle companies that have already focused on the field of pure electric vehicles even have resistance to the development of hydrogen energy vehicles, believing that the current mileage of pure electric vehicles has reached 500 kilometers, the battery cost is also on a downward trend, in this case, the development of fuel cell vehicles is no longer necessary.
In this regard, Zhang Jinhua, executive vice chairman and secretary-general of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China, said in the above-mentioned seminar that hydrogen fuel cells will play an increasingly important role in the process of electrification transformation. , The three new energy technology routes of pure electric, plug-in and fuel cells will play a role in different fields.
Commercial vehicles should take the lead in testing fuel cells
In recent years, with the gradual maturity of hydrogen fuel cell technology, a new point of view suggests that pure electric vehicles are not the only development route for new energy vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles may be a more ideal new energy vehicle. But this view is not generally accepted by the industry.
"Currently, some pure electric vehicle-based companies are very resistant to the development of fuel cells. They believe that pure electric vehicles have reached 500 kilometers of cruising range, and the cost of batteries has also come down. In this case, it is no longer necessary to develop fuel cell technology. "Xu Changming, deputy director of the State Information Center, said frankly that there are currently disagreements in the industry regarding the discussion of these two technical routes.
The point of view supporting the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is that compared with pure electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have certain advantages in many aspects. It is understood that the energy density of hydrogen fuel cells is about 34 times that of lithium batteries, and it has inherent advantages in the field of heavy load and long battery life. On the other hand, after the large-scale development of pure electric vehicles, there is a very large demand for raw materials such as lithium and cobalt, while my country's related resources are relatively scarce. In contrast, in hydrogen fuel cells, except for the material "platinum", most of them are conventional materials.Also read:https://www.aimeno-battery.com/products/190.html
"From the perspective of resources, it is risky for our country to bet on pure electric vehicles for such a huge new energy vehicle market. I am not against the development of new energy vehicles, but there should be diversified choices." Xu Changming believes , my country's new energy vehicles are developing rapidly, and the future market size will be very large, so any single model will not work. It is unreasonable for companies developing pure electric vehicles not to advocate the development of fuel cell vehicles.
Xu Changming advocated that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could be the first to consider replacing fuel vehicles in the field of commercial vehicles. Compared with lithium battery vehicles, fuel cell vehicles have inherent advantages in heavy load, long battery life and high-intensity traffic; third, hydrogen fuel commercial vehicles in my country already have a certain foundation, and are currently in the demonstration operation stage, with the conditions for initial commercialization.
my country's hydrogen energy industry is still in its infancy
In fact, my country's hydrogen energy vehicle industry is not completely starting from scratch. It is understood that at present, SAIC, BYD, Yutong Bus and other self-owned brand car companies in my country have set foot in the field of hydrogen fuel technology. According to public data, as of the end of last year, the number of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in my country was about 1,000, with a significant growth rate, mainly in the field of logistics vehicles.
Some local governments have also begun to attach importance to the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. In June this year, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Innovation and Development of the New Energy Vehicle Industry", which clearly stated that subsidies for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles should be increased, and that the promotion and application of new energy vehicles from 2018 to 2020 will be funded by provincial financial subsidies. 30% of the total is used to support the promotion and application of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Prior to this, Shanghai, Suzhou, Foshan, Wuhan and other places have also introduced relevant policies to support the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.Also read:https://www.aminobattery.com/lithium-battery/199.html
It can be seen that whether it is at the enterprise level or at the industrial policy level, my country has taken a step forward in the field of hydrogen fuel vehicles. "In recent years, my country has also strengthened the strategic layout of hydrogen energy. Many departments have introduced measures to support the development of hydrogen energy and fuel cells, and some regions have begun to deploy and develop the hydrogen energy industry." Zhang Xueying, deputy director of the State Information Center, believes that due to my country's The development of the hydrogen energy industry started relatively late, policies, regulations, and technical standards have yet to be improved, the certification and supervision system is still incomplete, and technology and equipment still need technological breakthroughs. Therefore, overall, my country's hydrogen energy industry is still in the initial stage of development.