Dongfeng “Hydrogen Boat” Unveils First Domestic Hydrogen Fuel Cell Passenger Car!
"The full-power hydrogen fuel cell model Dongfeng “Hydrogen Boat” (AX7-FCV) was unveiled during this year's Beijing Auto Show and Dongfeng Technology Week".
Xie Qiguang, head of the hydrogen power department at the Dongfeng Automotive Advanced Technology Institute, said a new type of hydrogen fuel cell has replaced the traditional petrol engine under the front hatch.
As reported, the new vehicle is built on the platform of Dongfeng Fengshen AX7 Pro. Using hydrogen as fuel, the energy conversion efficiency can be up to 60%, nearly twice as that of the gasline vehicles, compared with pure electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have a longer driving range and faster energy supplement speed.
Compared with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles can achieve a true sense of "zero emissions", and energy conversion efficiency, diverse sources and renewable. "The most important feature of this car can operate on full power of the fuel cell, the first one in China at present. The current production capacity is of 5,000 units per year. Next year, it is expected to be mass-produced in Wuhan.
According to Xie Qiguang, Dongfeng Company has always attached great importance to the development and technological accumulation of fuel cell vehicles, and has identified fuel cell vehicles as one of its future strategic directions. It has conducted research in various areas including whole vehicles, fuel cell systems, stacks, and core key components. The company has built a laboratory with leading domestic standards that covers basic materials, core components, systems, and development requirements. It has also constructed the country's first fully automatic unmanned stack and system verification line, solving the mass production process of stacks. Dongfeng also collaborates with well-known fuel cell component and vehicle companies both domestically and internationally to continuously enhance its fuel cell vehicle development capability and technological reserves.
Starting in 2018, Dongfeng's technical center took the lead in undertaking the National Key Research and Development Project "Full Power Fuel Cell Passenger Car Power System Platform and Whole Vehicle Development". This project brings together 15 enterprises, universities, and institutions to create China's first high-efficiency, high-security full power fuel cell passenger car, helping Dongfeng Company seize the high ground in the new energy vehicle industry.