Toyota and FAW jointly build a new energy factory. What about the fuel cell automobile industry in China?

Recently, foreign media reported that Japanese Toyota plans to cooperate with China FAW to invest 1.22 billion US dollars to build a new energy automobile factory in Tianjin. The factory is expected to produce 2, pure electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles every year. At present, Toyota has not disclosed the respective production ratios of pure electric and plug-in hybrid fuel cells.

according to relevant data, this is not the first time that Toyota has laid out fuel cell related projects in China. As early as October 217, Toyota started the empirical experiment of MIRAI, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, in China in the future. Since September 219, Toyota has laid out projects in China, from fuel cell stacks to fuel cells, and then to demonstration applications of fuel cell heavy trucks.

in January, 22, 2 hydrogen buses were officially put into operation in Changshu No.3 urban bus line in Jiangsu province. According to the data, the car is the fifth generation hydrogen energy bus of Suzhou Jinlong (Haige), which uses core components such as Toyota fuel cell stack, and Shanghai remodels the fuel cell system, which can realize low-temperature start at -3℃ and low-temperature storage at -4℃.

In December p>219, Shanghai Rebuilding, Jiangsu Changshu High-tech Industrial Development Zone Management Committee and Toyota Tongshang (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. reached a cooperation to jointly build a demonstration application project of hydrogen fuel cell heavy trucks.

In September p>219, Guangzhou Automobile Group and Toyota signed the Framework Agreement on Deepening Strategic Cooperation. According to the agreement, the two sides will further deepen the comprehensive technical cooperation covering the fields of new energy vehicles, energy-saving vehicles and intelligent networked vehicles, including carrying fuel cells on models of Guangzhou Automobile Group and joint ventures.

In addition to Toyota in Japan, Honda in Japan and Hyundai in Korea are also actively deployed in China:

In February p>22, Hyundai in Korea completed the 1% acquisition of Sichuan Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. According to the data, this is the first case in which a joint venture car company has been transformed into a wholly foreign-owned car company. Previously, in January, 22, Hyundai said that based on its experience in Korea and Switzerland, the company would produce hydrogen fuel vehicles in Sichuan plant, carry out localized research and development, deepen the complementary resources of hydrogen fuel with its partners in China, and operate and land through leasing mode. The company said that it will complete the launch of 1, hydrogen-fueled vehicles in China in 23.

In January p>22, Jiangxi Isuzu Automobile Co., Ltd. and Honda jointly developed a hydrogen fuel cell truck. According to the data, this is also the first time that Honda has provided its fuel cell system to an external company.

The study of hydrogen cloud chain shows that in 219, China has made some progress in fuel cell technology, and has initially mastered core technologies such as fuel cell stack and key materials, power system and core components, and vehicle integration. The level of some key technology laboratories is close to the international advanced level. However, the engineering, industrialization and overall technical level of fuel cells in China are relatively backward. The introduction of foreign capital and technology may accelerate the development of China fuel cell industry, but it may also be a poison that restricts the sustainable development of the industry.

Hydrogen Cloud Chain believes that the relevant state departments can refer to the internationally effective management mechanism of hydrogen energy and fuel cell projects, study and formulate a work plan to promote the development, popularization and application of the fuel cell industry, further clarify the national strategic orientation, carry out standardized top-level design, and prevent low-level enterprises from blindly carrying out low-level redundant construction. For enterprises, it is necessary to strengthen R&D investment and ensure that the core technology is self-controlled to ensure market competitiveness in the industry; At the same time, it can also provide strong technical support for China to catch up with the world advanced level in the field of fuel cell technology.

This article comes from the author of Chejia, car home, and does not represent car home's standpoint.