On March 23, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration jointly issued the Medium and Long-term Plan for the Development of the Hydrogen Energy Industry (2021-2035) (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"). The "Planning" clarifies the energy attributes of hydrogen, which is an integral part of the future national energy system, gives full play to the clean and low-carbon characteristics of hydrogen energy, and promotes the green and low-carbon transformation of energy-using terminals such as transportation and industry and high-energy-consuming and high-emission industries. At the same time, it is proposed that by 2025, the number of fuel cell vehicles will be about 50,000.
From a global perspective, more than 30 countries and regions have issued or formulated national hydrogen energy strategies, and now the policy spring breeze will inevitably vigorously promote the development of the domestic hydrogen energy industry.
The reporter learned that Hyundai Motor Group, as the leader of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell system production and sales base "HTWO Guangzhou" will be officially completed and put into production in the second half of this year. At the same time, the first hydrogen fuel cell passenger car NEXO China, which complies with Chinese regulations, is also scheduled to be officially introduced into China within this year. A series of measures highlight Hyundai Motor Group's determination to vigorously develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in China and boost the construction of China's hydrogen energy society.
(Wen 丨 Intern reporter Yang Zi)
We have realized a full lineup of products that "multiply and take advantage of the business"
It is understood that Hyundai Motor Group is one of the earliest car companies in the world to develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and as early as 1998, it established a fuel cell development department and continued to promote the commercial application of hydrogen energy. Since the launch of the world's first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Hyundai Motor ix35 FCEV in 2013, Hyundai Motor Group has continuously expanded the lineup of fuel cell system power models, and has successively launched hydrogen fuel cell SUV NEXO, hydrogen fuel cell bus ELEC CITY Fuel Cell and hydrogen fuel cell heavy truck XCIENT Fuel Cell, and has formed a full product lineup of "taking both passengers and businesses".
Among them, in 2018, Hyundai Motor Group launched the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle NEXO, which is the world's first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell special SUV model. As of October 2021, nexo's cumulative sales have exceeded 20,000 units, making it one of the best-selling hydrogen fuel cell models in the world. This year, Hyundai Motor Group plans to officially introduce the Chinese version of NEXO that complies with Chinese regulations, so that everyone can experience the unique charm of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles up close. It is worth noting that the NEXO China version only takes 5 minutes to fill up the required hydrogen, and the cruising range under CLTC-P conditions is 596 kilometers, which can fully meet the daily travel and self-driving needs of users.
Different from the overseas focus on the mass production of hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars, the mainland will currently focus on research and development and promotion on commercial vehicles, and in 2021, all domestic hydrogen fuel cell vehicle sales will be commercial vehicles, of which bus sales account for 98% and truck sales account for 2%. Even at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the beginning of this year, more than 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were still used, mainly commercial vehicles. In the future, the arrival of the Chinese version of NEXO is expected to break this situation and play a role in driving the development of the domestic hydrogen fuel cell passenger car market.
As a leader in the field of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Hyundai Motor Group is full of confidence in the company's future development goals. According to its new "Strategy 2025" plan, hyundai Motor Group plans to sell 670,000 electric vehicles by 2025, including 110,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, aiming to become the top three fuel cell vehicle manufacturers in annual sales. According to the "FCEV 2030 Vision" for the development of hydrogen energy and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the medium and long term, Hyundai Motor Group plans to increase the annual production capacity of hydrogen fuel cell systems to 700,000 units by 2030, and will explore new business opportunities to provide fuel cell systems to other transport vehicle manufacturers for the manufacture of cars, drones, ships, rail cars and forklifts. Data show that in 2030, the global demand for fuel cell electric vehicles is expected to be as high as about 2 million per year. By then, Hyundai Motor Group will ensure that its annual production capacity of fuel cell electric vehicles, including passenger cars and commercial vehicles, will reach 500,000 units.
Committed to achieving cost reduction of fuel cell vehicles
A major difficulty in hydrogen energy lies in the storage and transportation links. It is understood that Hyundai Motor Group has carried out a refined layout in almost all the nodes of the hydrogen energy industry chain of hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, hydrogen transportation and hydrogen use. For example, it has jointly developed the core technology of hydrogen fuel cells with Impact Coatings, a supplier of fuel cell PVD coating solutions, developed water electrolysis hydrogen production technology with H2 Pro in Israel, developed hydrogen storage and compression technology with GRZ Technologies in Switzerland, and established in-depth cooperation with posco POSCO, Shell and other large global enterprises.
Industry insiders believe that through the improvement of the layout of the whole industry chain, it will effectively promote the gradual commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology and greatly reduce the production cost of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. At the same time, expanding hydrogen fuel infrastructure and improving the production efficiency of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles can also further promote the development and popularization of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
In addition, the "Planning" mentioned that the complementary development model of fuel cell electric vehicles and lithium battery pure electric vehicles should be gradually established. Hyundai Motor Group previously proposed on hydrogen day "Hydrogen Wave" that by 2030, the price of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be comparable to that of pure electric vehicles, ensuring competitiveness in the price field. Li Heyuan, president of Hyundai Motor Group (China), recently pointed out that the current hydrogen fuel vehicle promotion plan in various demonstration cities is mainly based on commercial vehicles, and it is recommended to strengthen the popularization of hydrogen fuel passenger cars and improve the acceptance of hydrogen energy in society, so that upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain can reduce costs through economies of scale and create a virtuous cycle structure in which enterprises spontaneously participate in the market. At the same time, he made it clear: "Reducing the purchase and use costs of hydrogen fuel passenger cars and commercial vehicles can improve the market competitiveness of hydrogen fuel vehicles by reducing import tariffs on vehicles and parts, reducing highway tolls, and guiding business model innovation." ”
It will deepen its cultivation in the Chinese market
In August 2021, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the National Energy Administration approved Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shanghai, and Guangdong as the first batch of fuel cell vehicle demonstration city clusters. Before that, Hyundai Motor Group had already laid out in Guangdong. It is reported that "HTWO Guangzhou" officially started construction in March 2021 and is the first large-scale hydrogen fuel cell system production plant in China. With the upcoming completion and operation in the second half of this year, the plant will become a comprehensive base including hydrogen fuel cell system production plant, R&D center and innovation center, planning an annual output of 6500 sets of hydrogen fuel cell systems, planning to expand the supply of the world's leading hydrogen fuel cell systems to the automotive, generator, ship, train and other industries, and will expand production and supply capacity in a timely manner according to the Needs of the Chinese market and policies.
Affected by factors such as the jump in the price of raw materials for power batteries, since March this year, many car companies have raised the price of their pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which has directly pushed up the cost of car purchases for consumers. In addition, the continuous rise in oil prices has also greatly increased the cost of using fuel vehicles. At this time, the advantages of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are fully displayed, attracting more attention and ushering in a good opportunity for development.
"If only a limited number of participants carry out the development and research and development of hydrogen fuel cell technology, it is impossible to expand the scale of the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle market, so by leveraging the collective research and development capabilities of the entire industry and creating new business opportunities through partnerships with other car manufacturers, we can further enhance our competitiveness in the hydrogen fuel cell component industry." Hyundai Motor Group said. It is reported that Hyundai Motor Group also plans to launch lightweight, high-output, high-density hydrogen fuel cell products in the future.
Hyundai Motor Group has brought its decades of experience in the hydrogen fuel cell automotive industry to China, and has achieved a perfect start, and the follow-up is bound to create new milestones. With the gradual maturity of China's hydrogen fuel cell market and the acceleration of market-oriented reforms, Hyundai Motor Group will work together with Chinese partners while establishing a large-scale production system in China. The new company will not only be responsible for the production and sales of hydrogen fuel cell stacks and systems, but will also lay out the industrial chain of hydrogen energy in Guangdong Province through active participation in upstream and downstream industries such as hydrogen production and storage.
"After going through the process of 'from concept to mass production to initial popularization', Hyundai Motor Group is full of confidence in the future development of the hydrogen energy industry." Lee Hyuk-kuo said. China has made outstanding achievements in the field of "new four modernizations" of automobiles, and it is believed that it will be successful again in the development model of "electricity + hydrogen". There is no doubt that hydrogen energy, as the main carrier of renewable energy, will play a heavy role in achieving the "double carbon" goal on the mainland. Industry insiders also pointed out that countries should jointly promote the high-quality development of the hydrogen energy industry with an open and cooperative attitude. Hyundai Motor Group said that it hopes to work with Chinese partners to promote multi-dimensional cooperation, including the internationalization of hydrogen energy industry standards, the import and export cooperation of blue and green hydrogen, and the operation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and jointly help China achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals ahead of schedule.
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