Energy conservation and emission reduction has become the primary focus of new energy vehicles, and Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell as a category of new energy batteries, which has also shown great brilliance in the Winter Olympics, after all, hydrogen fuel cells are currently considered to be the cleanest automotive energy in the world.
After the End of the Winter Olympics, in the official data, Toyota provided 2205 official cars, of which 40 BEV models, 1590 HEV models, 240 Paralympic welfare vehicles, in addition, Toyota also provided 140 hydrogen second-generation Mirai and hydrogen bus Costa.
And in the Winter Olympics demonstration operation of more than 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are mainly Toyota products, Toyota also brought the second generation of Mirai to China, during the Winter Olympics, Toyota hydrogen energy vehicles consume about 11,000 kilograms of hydrogen, reduced carbon dioxide about 110,000 kilograms, this data or let many people take a breath.
At present, we have not yet sold hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in China, mainly because the technology is not mature enough, so many people do not know much, it can be said that Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have earned enough traffic through this Winter Olympics, since everyone is talking, then we will also take a look.
Some test drivers have published a statement on Toyota's second-generation MIRAI, that is, it has a very strong performance in the acceleration process, and the quietness and experience during the driving process are also very good.
Some aspects are better than trams, such as lighter mass, short hydrogenation time, the use of 70 megapascal hydrogenation machine can basically be filled in 3 minutes, faster than the tram replacement, the endurance is also long, 5.6kg hydrogen carrying capacity can achieve the highest cruising range of WLTC working conditions of about 850km.
Having said all that, why haven't hydrogen fuel cells been widely used yet? Or because the technology is not mature, there are still many difficulties to overcome.
One of the more conspicuous problems, that is, if the use of hydrogen fuel cells in severe cold weather, the product of discharge is water, the freezing point of the water is 0 degrees Celsius, in this weather once the exhaust pipe discharge water will be immediately frozen as ice cubes, and Toyota has considered this problem before design, in the model design to avoid, in the cold weather can also be used as usual.
There are also challenges such as high altitude and steep slope, but Toyota has overcome them one by one.
As the forerunner of hydrogen fuel cells, Toyota not only has vision, but also works very hard in research and development, in addition to this year's Winter Olympics, as early as last year's fourth China International Import Expo, Toyota has shown hydrogen fuel cells, but also from many angles of analysis, including manufacturing, storage, waste treatment after use, as well as recycled after the reuse of carbon dioxide emissions, from a low-carbon point of view, hydrogen fuel cells are really the best choice, but in addition to the technology is not yet fully mature, there are some problems, That is the high cost, and there is the problem of transportation and storage of hydrogen fuel.
Toyota's current technology has gradually grown, and even aspires to become the first in China's hydrogen fuel market, but our country still needs to work hard in hydrogen fuel cells, and all aspects need further research and development, which is a protracted battle and still needs to work hard!