Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles has never been so close from the China Automobile! The past two weeks, General Motors, Honda have their own exhibition in China’s latest fuel cell vehicle, Honda has also invited the media test drive of its new fuel cell vehicle FCX.
– Hydrogen fuel cell cars the advantage of
Fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen for energy, the use of electrolysis of water to the principle of antagonistic by combining hydrogen and oxygen react to generate electricity for power-driven traffic. Therefore, it is a kind of electric vehicles rather than traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. Currently, Toyota, Honda, GM fuel cell vehicle research and development in the leading position.
Fuel cells using renewable energy sources — hydrogen, and compared to traditional gasoline fuels with environmental protection and other benefits will not be depleted. To this end, it was to rise as a “hydrogen economy” a high degree, which will eventually replace the current “oil economy.”
Specifically, the advantages of fuel cell vehicles: First, the issue of energy security. At present, oil has become a strategic resource relates to the people’s livelihood, renewable hydrogen can be also natural to be a substitute for oil; second is environmental. At present, fossil fuels are difficult to resolve the issue of CO2 emissions, and hydrogen fuel will only produce water, can be described as a “zero emission clean energy.”
– Hydrogen fuel cell is the price of gasoline engine 100 times
Although fuel cell vehicles has many advantages, but, as an emerging technology, hydrogen fuel cell vehicle is faced with many difficulties. Honda Motor President researcher, FCX is responsible for the development of Canada and the United States who said that there are at least five of its technical problems.
The first is cost. At present, the cost of hydrogen fuel cell is an ordinary gasoline engine of 100 times, the market price is unbearable.
Second, low-temperature startup difficulties, due to the production of hydrogen fuel-cell reaction of water, water at 0 ℃ below freezing will make it difficult to work at low temperatures. Recently, however, Honda has developed -20 ℃ in the fuel cell vehicle to start.
Third, for the exercise of the distance. Hydrogen storage as a result of difficulties in the exercise of mileage for petrol vehicles only 1 / 2.
Fourth, the weight and size. Honda FCX for example, they use only hydrogen bottle 157 liters capacity, there is a traditional 3 times the tank volume, which brings difficulties to the traffic layout.
Fifth, hydrogen refueling station network and other infrastructure facilities.
– Hydrogen fuel cell cars in China, more promising
Experts believe that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is the greatest difficulty hydrogenation network. This is not only an automotive technology is a revolutionary energy technology, government, community, energy companies involved in all aspects.
At present, the United States, Japan and other countries the Government has recognized the “hydrogen economy” great prospects, have funding for technology development, and to develop a corresponding plan industry.
U.S. Department of Energy has developed a “hydrogen program”, announced 1.2 billion U.S. dollars investment in hydrogen fuel cells for research and development, proposed in 2010 to allow fuel cell vehicles in the automotive market, occupying 25%. Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan’s development objective is that by 2010 fuel cell vehicle to the price of gasoline engine down to the level of general and to government agencies from the beginning of the first fuel cell vehicle popularization.
Automotive industry experts believe that hydrogen fuel cells, such as the development of new technologies to China and other developing countries even more. The reason is the basis of China’s auto industry, gas stations have not yet formed the basis of the size of the building, entirely possible to jump directly to “hydrogen economy” era of a lot of money saved, just as China’s telecommunications has not been wired communication times and direct transition to the same stage of wireless communications.
At present, electric vehicles, the project has been strongly supported by relevant state departments, 863 are included. March 27 this year, with a total investment 32.36 million U.S. dollars, it’s my 5-year commercialization of fuel cell bus demonstration project officially started. A global tender to purchase 12 fuel cell buses, and the establishment of the corresponding hydrogenation facilities, a model run in Beijing and Shanghai cities.
-2020 Years, fuel cell vehicles will account for 5-10% of the share
For the prospects of fuel cell vehicles, Honda Motor President researcher, FCX is responsible for the development of Canada and the United States who believe that by 2020, in Japan and the United States, fuel cell vehicles will account for 5-10%. If there is a breakthrough technology, fuel cell vehicles will also speed up the process of popularization.
In addition, a Honda engineer, said: “by increasing the feasibility of mass production, the price of fuel cell vehicles by 2010 is likely to reach around ¥ 10,000,000 (about 600,000 yuan), to be as high as in 2020 and gasoline the same car for about ¥ 2,000,000 (about 120,000 yuan). “If it can achieve such a price, popularity of fuel cell vehicles a day will not be far behind.
Japan’s Fujitsu has announced economic fuel cell market survey indicates that by 2010 fuel cell vehicle market volume of about ¥ 14,500,000,000 (approximately one billion yuan). Fuji also predicted that the economy has already entered the phase of the commercialization of fuel cell combined heat and power will be, automotive and portable power supply terminals in areas such as the market gradually formed. By 2005, fuel cell cars from the current level of 6 to 100.
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