In December last year, Shenzhen released the Shenzhen Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Plan (2021-2025) (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), proposing to achieve an industrial scale of 50 billion yuan by 2025. This is another core city in China to join the hydrogen energy industry competition.
As one of the most core application methods of the hydrogen energy industry, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are accelerating the layout of domestic and foreign car companies. So, in the context of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles biased towards commercial promotion, how far away are hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars from us? What will it feel like to drive a hydrogen fuel cell passenger car based on existing technology? "Zero Carbon" with The South + Car Nanny on the road to experience the future of car life.
Recently, Hyundai Motor's hydrogen fuel cell vehicle NEXO China Edition ushered in the first domestic open road trial in Guangzhou. This means that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are no longer a distant future way of travel.
Hyundai Motor also said that China, as one of the most important markets for Hyundai Motor Group in the world, not only further realizes Hyundai Motor Group's commitment to introduce the world's best-selling hydrogen fuel cell vehicle NEXO to China. At the same time, under the guidance of the "Hydrogen Energy Vision 2040" is committed to achieving the goal of "Everyone, Everything, Everywhere" by 2040, Hyundai Motor Group will rely on its leading technical advantages and industry leadership in the field of hydrogen energy to help the rapid development of China's hydrogen energy industry and further build a hydrogen energy society.
The future of hydrogen is here
At present, most provinces and cities in China have issued relevant policies for hydrogen energy development, among which Beijing, Hebei, Shandong and other places have successively introduced special hydrogen energy overall industrial development policies, and Guangdong, Chongqing, Zhejiang and Henan have introduced special policies for hydrogen fuel vehicle segmentation. According to incomplete statistics, more than 150 cities in 30 provinces and cities across the country mention hydrogen energy development in their "14th Five-Year Plan".
So, in the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle industry, which is constantly accelerating in the layout, when will the most core hydrogen fuel cell passenger car be launched to the market, and how far is this future green travel mode from ordinary consumers?
The Hyundai Nexo China version of Hyundai Motor, which was test-driven this time, is equipped with Hyundai vehicle fuel cell technology, which uses hydrogen and oxygen in the air to produce an electric drive engine, and the final emission is only water.
In fact, as one of the few hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars on the market, NEXO China has many unique features. For example, nexo China's version contains 168L of hydrogen fuel in three parallel carbon fiber hydrogen storage tanks, ensuring that it can achieve a cruising range of 596km (CLTC) and only 5 minutes to fill hydrogen fuel at a time, solving the problem of long charging time and range anxiety of electric vehicles. Secondly, compared with traditional fuel vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles emit only water, achieving true zero carbon emissions. At the same time, hydrogen fuels are extremely attractive as a renewable resource compared to fossil fuels.
From the appearance point of view, if it is not a proprietary logo, it is difficult to see that this is a different hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Like conventional cars, it has an intake grille; under the trunk, it has three hydrogen storage tanks, but it does not affect the performance of the interior space.
Specially developed for China
With the continuous strengthening of policies, it is foreseeable that the market space for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in China will be vast in the future. In order to further strengthen the competitive advantage of localization, Hyundai has strengthened its localization development efforts, of which Hyundai NEXO China Edition was developed in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations.
From the outside, the front face inverted trapezoidal honeycomb grille with horizon design lights highlights the futuristic visual effect. NEXO China's automatic hidden door handle and hidden rear wiper not only continue the simple shape and full of technology, but also improve aerodynamic performance. Its Air curtain wheel design and air deflector of the D-pillar further help the vehicle improve aerodynamic performance from the details.
Inside the car, it is equipped with a 10.25-inch dashboard and a 12.3-inch central control screen. Bridge-type center console, functional buttons are readily available, to achieve the convenience of operation and the sense of technology coexist. At the same time, nexo China is equipped with wireless charging devices to charge mobile phones, providing further convenience for drivers and occupants in test drives. In addition, the NEXO China edition is equipped with an air humidification device that recycles water converted from hydrogen energy to enhance the cabin ride environment. In particular, it is worth mentioning that hyundai nexo China version in order to highlight environmental protection characteristics, the interior of a large number of environmentally friendly renewable materials, each NEXO China version uses about 30kg of biological materials, so the manufacture of each NEXO can reduce carbon emissions of 12kg.
In terms of driving sensation, the NEXO China version of the drive motor has a maximum power of 120kW and a maximum torque of 395 Nm. Hyundai Nexo China edition is also equipped with energy recovery system, can achieve three-speed adjustable setting, when the energy recovery system is adjusted to the highest gear after releasing the throttle instant vehicle does not have an obvious drag feeling, the driver who is accustomed to driving traditional fuel vehicles can completely achieve seamless switching in this NEXO China version of the test drive. It can be said that the driving of this hydrogen fuel cell passenger car is not much different from that of electric vehicles.
In addition, NEXO China is equipped with Hyundai SmartSense Intelligent Safe Driver Assistance System, which has active safety functions such as Forward Collision Avoidance Assist (FCA), Lane Departure Prevention Assist (LKA), Rear Cross Collision Assist (RCCA), and Blind Spot Collision Avoidance Assist (BCA).
As one of the world's earliest car companies to develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Hyundai Motor, in order to seize the Chinese market, in March this year, the group's first overseas hydrogen fuel cell system production and sales base named after the HTWO brand "HTWO Guangzhou" started construction in Guangzhou. Covering an area of 207,000 square meters, "HTWO Guangzhou" is expected to be officially completed and put into operation in the second half of 2022, and will be built into a comprehensive base including a hydrogen fuel cell system production plant, a research and development center and an innovation center, with an annual output of 6,500 hydrogen fuel cell systems.
[Reporter] Guo Xiaoge
【Author】 Guo Xiaoge
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