The old man seems to enjoy himself, but in fact he came to China to do great things. During his visit to Tsinghua, Akio Toyoda gave a speech, signed a contract with Tsinghua to establish the Toyota Joint Research Institute, and finally brought a hydrogen fuel cell bus for display. In the specific research project of "Toyota Joint Research Institute", my toes will focus on hydrogen energy. In addition, Toyota has also reached a cooperation agreement with Beiqi Futian and Yihuatong Technology, and plans to jointly develop and produce hydrogen energy battery buses.
From the disclosure of Toyota's technical patent to Akio Toyoda's trip to China, the whole process was completed within one month. From openness to freedom, Toyota has become very active. However, this is not so much Toyota's "positive" as Toyota's "anxiety" ...
Toyota has a long way to go, from its unrestrained attitude to the blooming of enterprises.
A week before Toyota's technical patent was unsealed, the three German auto giants were reaching an agreement to develop electric vehicles. German car companies are the vane of the global auto industry, and such a decision will inevitably set off an "electric wind." If most car companies are engaged in electric vehicles, Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell technology will naturally be difficult to speak. Without market, what's the difference between technology and dead branches and rotten leaves? This is also one of the reasons for Toyota's "anxiety".
It is a necessary step for Toyota to open its patents and take retreat as progress. However, in its current form, hydrogen energy still faces two major problems: cost and infrastructure.