Approaching the Spring Festival, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will also officially open on February 4. The Beijing Winter Olympics is the largest participation in the history of Chinese sports delegations, with a total of 176 athletes participating in all sports.
During this world-renowned sports event, in addition to enjoying the wonderful competition brought by the athletes, we can also see that a new environmental protection concept is quietly approaching our lives.
JianghuJun still vaguely remembers that the electric vehicles that shuttled between various venues during the 2008 Beijing Olympics can be said to have made a good start for the rapid development of the new energy vehicle market. After 14 years, does the "hydrogen energy" promoted by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics herald the advent of the next new outlet? Today, we will pick up the "hydrogen fuel cell vehicle" from the Toyota Mirai, which will be put into use as a transportation service vehicle for the Winter Olympics.
Clean energy in the true sense of the word
How advanced a civilization is depends fundamentally on its ability to access and use energy. For a long time in the past, energy technology revolved around burning fossil fuels with limited reserves. But people who have experienced several energy and environmental crises are in dire need of a new source of energy that is abundant and environmentally sound.
First, hydrogen energy can be obtained by electrolyzing water, and the discharge of hydrogen after combustion is only water. It can be said that it is inexhaustible and harmless to the environment. Therefore, hydrogen has become an internationally recognized ideal energy model at this stage.
Toyota, as a pioneer in hydrogen fuel cell technology, has also put its mass production models into service in many parts of the world. The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, which was first introduced by mainland China, is the second generation of the Mirai series and also represents Toyota's latest achievements in hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Hydrogenation takes only 3 minutes and a range of 850km
The second-generation Mirai is based on the GA-L rear-drive platform under the TNGA architecture, with body dimensions of 4973/1884/1468mm and wheelbase of 2918mm. The body size has been significantly improved compared to the first mirai, and the load capacity has increased from 4 to 5 people.
The interior is closer to the design of Lexus, and its sense of technology is more direct than other Toyota models, and the conventional configuration is in line with the current Toyota model under the TNGA architecture. If you don't tell you it's a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, you'll have a hard time spotting anything out of the ordinary.
The biggest difference is that the powertrain of the second-generation Mirai, under the unpretentious appearance is full of Toyota black technology.
The second-generation Mirai is equipped with three expensive hydrogen storage tanks and a "hydrogen reactor" that generates electricity by burning hydrogen and oxygen in the reactor to power the vehicle. Unlike pure electric vehicles, which take a lot of time to charge, the second-generation Mirai can fill 3 hydrogen storage tanks with 5.6KG of compressed hydrogen in only 3 to 5 minutes, and filling up hydrogen once can provide 850km cruising range. It is very close to a fuel vehicle in terms of the convenience of refueling.
As a result, the second-generation Mirai is far more efficient than traditional electric vehicles, making it easy to perform the important job of transporting staff and athletes to and from the field during the Winter Olympics.
What are the development prospects of hydrogen energy in the mainland?
The cutting-edge technology of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles corresponds to the high cost. The second-generation Mirai in Japan is priced at 7.1 million to 8.05 million yen, equivalent to about 440,000-500,000 yuan, which at first glance seems to be cheaper than some high-end electric vehicles, but behind the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle is a complete hydrogen energy industry chain, from hydrogen production to transportation to storage, each of which is expensive. At the current level of technology, the popularity of hydrogen energy still has a long way to go.
In addition, the threshold for the development of hydrogen fuel cells is also very high, and it is difficult to make a substantial breakthrough in building a car behind closed doors. At present, Toyota has established commercial vehicle fuel cell system research and development companies with FAW, Dongfeng, GAC, BAIC, Yihuatong and five Chinese companies to accelerate the landing of hydrogen fuel cell technology in China.
In terms of hydrogen energy supporting facilities, the cost of photovoltaics has been reduced, and photovoltaic hydrogen production has been confirmed to be feasible. Sinopec plans to establish 7,000 distributed photovoltaic power generation stations across the country and add 1,000 hydrogen refueling stations during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. At that time, the cost of hydrogen energy use will be further reduced, and after the Winter Olympics, Beijing's hydrogen energy industry will usher in rapid development and play a demonstration role in national promotion.
At first, JianghuJun did not quite understand why our Winter Olympics would not choose its own brand. However, it must be admitted that Toyota's leading edge in hydrogen fuel cells, the Winter Olympics to win the red "hydrogen energy" can use Toyota's advanced technology to promote the development of mainland hydrogen energy. What else do you think about the promotion of hydrogen energy? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area!
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