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Recently, Volkswagen CEO Diess once again expressed opposition to hydrogen fuel cell technology, arguing that hydrogen energy is "too expensive, inefficient and difficult to promote and transport." And for the advocates of hydrogen energy, give advice on respecting science. So is this argument determined by the ass of the masses that have never involved hydrogen energy, or is hydrogen really out of line with the trend?
#千古一问, whether hydrogen energy is a scam or not #
Recently, Volkswagen CEO Dies quoted a report from the German newspaper Handelsblatt that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have been shown not to have the same environmental value as previously advertised. On the contrary, it suggests that major automakers should focus on pure electric technology.
The tone has been published, and it has stirred up a thousand waves with one stone. Hydrogen energy, once hailed as an alternative to future mobility energy, has once again been pushed to the forefront. In fact, at the beginning of the birth of hydrogen energy, there were many doubts, among which radicals even thought that using hydrogen energy as a car fuel was a scam. Is this actually the case? Let's start with a few details.
1. Is hydrogen energy environmentally friendly?
The answer is yes, with hydrogen fuel as a kinetic energy reserve, there is no doubt that it has an advantage over fuel vehicles in carbon emissions, and compared with pure electric models, there is no endurance anxiety. From the perspective of environmental protection and energy saving, hydrogen fuel is indeed a good choice.
2. Is the promotion cost too high?
In fact, it is also true. At present, hydrogen fuel is generated through electricity, and the largest source of electricity is thermal power generation, so although the direct use of hydrogen fuel travel is relatively environmentally friendly, but in the process of hydrogen production will still produce carbon emissions, fundamentally speaking, it is indeed of little significance of environmental protection.
3, Diess is really speaking out for the development of the industry, or is the ass crooked?
For this kind of subjective question, Kan Chejun is not easy to answer, just carry a piece of information, everyone themselves taste. Many of the Volkswagen Group's brands have announced their participation in the Pure Electric Technology Development Program. Recently, Lamborghini, an Italian supercar manufacturer owned by volkswagen group, also announced that it will launch its first pure electric product, which may be based on volkswagen group's latest SSP architecture, which is a 4-seat GT model. New cars will be released as soon as 2025.
#多条腿走路, or the best direction to go #
From the final information, in fact, people with hearts can see that Dis's fierce attack on hydrogen fuel can actually be seen more as a platform move for its own pure electricity, although it is slightly ugly to eat, in fact, in the development direction of new energy vehicles, it is not a route that can be tried.
At present, in the field of new energy vehicles, for a long time, liquid lithium batteries are still the main choice for vehicle power batteries, solid-state batteries, hydrogen energy and related alternative energy sources (methanol, etc.) are still in the stage of industrial demonstration, and it is not possible to see from the technology and ecology that there is no possibility of large-scale industrialization.
In addition to the cost of hydrogen energy, the problems faced by the stack now include the problem of service life and reliability, which involves many technical bottlenecks that have not been solved, and in the long run, there is a long way to go. At present, only some models that can rely on subsidy pilots in the field of commercial vehicles cannot be promoted in large quantities.
I believe that in the future for a long time, the various routes in the field of new energy will be crossed, there should be no question of who replaces whom, and coexistence and development is the last word. There will even be a car market with regional characteristics, where the energy is rich in electric vehicles, oil vehicles, not enough oil vehicles to supplement, as long as the state of peace is maintained, I believe that the era of new energy travel will come smoothly.
Diess has become one of the most active voices in the automotive industry to support pure electrification, and he is leading Volkswagen's transformation into one of the major automakers transitioning to electric vehicles.
Over the past two years, developments in the field of electrification have lifted Volkswagen from the predicament of the "dieselgate" crisis and entered the heyday of the electric vehicle sector, with its ID.4 model winning the title of "Ward World Car of the Year" in 2021.
However, there are also many proponents of hydrogen fuel cell technology in the industry. At present, many large automobile manufacturers, including BMW and Hyundai, are promoting the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology. Hyundai motor said in early May that it would work with public and individual partners to expand hydrogen energy infrastructure in the United States, while BMW planned to launch a limited-edition hydrogen fuel cell SUV in 2022.
In addition, stellantis Group will also launch medium-sized commercial vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells under brands such as Peugeot, Citrote and Opel by the end of this year. The group said the range of such vehicles could reach at least 400 km and be fully charged in 3 minutes.
In the end, where the direction of development of new energy ultimately points, Kan Chejun thinks, even the wisest forecasting experts cannot tell you a clear answer.
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