According to Sky, on August 20th, United Fuel Cell System R&D (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was formally established in Beijing. The registered capital of the joint venture company is 65.438+0.673 billion yen (about RMB 65.438+0.00 billion), and its operating period is until August 2030. The company was jointly funded by six companies, of which Toyota Motor Corporation, as the major shareholder, contributed 65% and Yihuatong 65438.
According to reports, the company's main business is to develop commercial vehicle fuel cell systems in China, which can contribute to the construction of a clean and environmentally friendly mobile travel society. A series of technical research and development work such as FC stack assembly technology, FC system control technology and vehicle installation technology will be carried out to meet the demand of China market through consultation and product planning. Significantly shorten the time from development to productization, and accelerate the popularization of FCEV in China commercial vehicle market. The joint venture company will strive to develop fuel cell systems and their main components with superior product strength, lower cost and stronger competitiveness in power, energy consumption and durability, which is also an indispensable part of popularizing FCEV.
Why Toyota?
In the impression of most people, new energy vehicles seem to be pure electric vehicles that are charged, or plug-in hybrid vehicles that are charged and refueled. In fact, there is also a new energy vehicle that uses electricity, but does not need to be charged, but adds hydrogen. This kind of car is called hydrogen fuel cell car, and Toyota takes the lead in mass production of hydrogen fuel cell power.
1996, Toyota introduced the first fuel cell concept car FCHV- 1, which is a modified FCEV from RAV4, using PEMFC with 10KW and metal hydrogen storage device, also known as EVS 13. The cruising range of the car has reached 250 kilometers.
1997, Toyota immediately launched the second fuel cell model-fchv-2. The car is also modified from RAV4, equipped with 25KW PEMFC, and uses methanol to reform the fuel cell, making its cruising range reach 500KM.
In March of 200 1 year, Toyota introduced the third fuel cell model FCHV-3. This car uses PEMFC with a power of up to 90KW and still uses metal hydrogen storage devices. In addition, Toyota used Ni-MH battery as an auxiliary battery system on FCHV-3, and this design is based on the power system of Prius.
In June of 200 1 year, Toyota introduced its improved version FCHV-4. The biggest feature of this car is the use of high-pressure hydrogen storage tanks to store hydrogen. * * * Four 25MPa high-pressure gas storage tanks, each with a volume of 34L, were adopted, which reduced the weight of the hydrogen storage system of FCHV by 250KG and reached the level of 100KG. Due to the low air pressure at that time, the cruising range of FCHV was reduced to 250 kilometers.
In 2002, Toyota introduced an improved FCHV on FCHV-4, which was certified by the Japanese government and began to be sold on a small scale in Japan and the United States. And in 2005, Toyota's FCHV obtained the Japanese government's type certification (type? Certification).
In 2008, Toyota introduced FCHV-adv, which is still modified from Highlander's platform, using four 70MPa hydrogen storage tanks with a mileage of 760 kilometers.
On 20 15, the familiar Toyota Mirai went on the market. 101October 2 1 day, Toyota Mirai began to sell and deliver in California. In 20 19, the global promotion of Toyota Mirai was about 10000 vehicles.
In addition, Toyota's 5? 000? A number of patents rank first in the world, and their patents basically cover the whole vehicle equipment from hydrogen manufacturing and production to hydrogen energy vehicles, which have all the conditions for marketization and will further promote the industrialization of hydrogen energy fuel cell vehicle industry.
Advantages of China
Since hydrogen energy was first written into the government work report in 2065438+2009, the development of hydrogen energy in China has entered an accelerated stage. In April this year, the Ministry of Finance announced the Notice of four ministries and commissions on Improving the Financial Subsidy Policy for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles, proposing that it will take about four years to establish the industrial chain of hydrogen energy and fuel cell vehicles, make breakthroughs in key core technologies, and form a good situation of rational layout and coordinated development. However, it is reported that the policy of "replacing hydrogen with awards" is in full swing and will be released soon.
In fact, as early as 20 17 and 10, Toyota has built a test hydrogen refueling station in Changshu, Jiangsu, to explore the possibility of introducing hydrogen-fueled vehicles into China.
In 20 19, Toyota successively reached fuel cell technical cooperation with China enterprises such as BAIC Futian, FAW and Suzhou Jinlong.
From 2065438 to September 2009, Toyota successively reached strategic cooperation with joint venture partners GAC and FAW, including hydrogen fuel cell technology cooperation.
In addition, according to the plan, Toyota will start large-scale production of hydrogen fuel cells this year, and its global production capacity is expected to increase to 30,000 units this year and 200,000 units in 2025. The joint establishment of six companies is undoubtedly an important step for Toyota to accelerate its new energy strategy in China.
Summary:
Over the years, Toyota has accumulated a large amount of hydrogen energy and is in a leading position in technology. From the perspective of share ratio, Toyota also occupies a dominant position in the joint venture company. The establishment of United Fuel Cell System R&D (Beijing) Co., Ltd. will undoubtedly promote the exchanges and cooperation between these enterprises in the field of fuel cells, and will further promote the development of fuel cell vehicles in China. However, China's automobile enterprises should not forget to formulate their own development strategy of fuel cell vehicles in time, and China's hydrogen fuel vehicles still have a long way to go.
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