Dongfeng forms new company to promote the development of hydrogen fuel cells

IIA learned from Dongfeng Motor Group that in order to promote the development of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) in China, the company signed a joint venture contract with FAW, GAC, BAIC, SinoHytech and Toyota to establish “United Fuel Cell System R&D (Beijing) Co., Ltd.”.

The new company is committed to developing a fuel cell system and its main components that are more productive, lower cost, and more competitive, and accelerate the progress of the domestic hydrogen fuel cell vehicle industry. Toyota and SinoHytech are the main companies. The investment is expected to be officially established in Beijing in 2020.

At present, China's market for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles dominated by commercial vehicles is developing rapidly. This time, Dongfeng, FAW, GAC, BAIC, SinoHytech, and Toyota established a joint R&D company, aiming to use the unprecedented open system and the strength of the entire industry to jointly promote and popularize FCEV in the Chinese automotive market.

The six companies will meet the market demand, negotiate and plan products, and carry out a series of technical research and development work such as "component technology of FC stacks", "FC system control technology" and "vehicle loading technology", greatly shortening from development to Time required for productization. The new company will develop lower cost and more competitive fuel cell systems and their main components, which are also indispensable components for popularizing FCEV.

You Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., as a representative, signed a joint venture contract. He said: "The development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is redrawing the blueprint of the times. The same concept is successful in the development and popularization of fuel cell vehicles The basis of cooperation is also the best catalyst for overcoming difficulties in the hydrogen industry from demonstration to maturity.

You Zheng believes that this time Dongfeng, FAW, GAC, BAIC, SinoHytech and Toyota participated in the establishment of a joint fuel cell system research and development company, focusing on the commercial vehicle FCV technology research and development, and further building the foundation for the development of the hydrogen energy industry, reflecting the unprecedented development of the automotive industry. New pattern. He said that Dongfeng will work together with all parties to explore a new path for the development of clean low-carbon energy vehicles.