Hydrogen Power Focus Shifts from Cars to Heavy Vehicles

摘要

Hydrogen has been hailed as a promising energy carrier for decades.But compared to the thriving success of hybrid and plug-in electric cars,the prospects for cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells have recently diminished,mostly due to challenges in bringing down the costs of fuel cells and developing a broad network of fueling stations.Beginning in March 2020,three major auto manufacturers—Daimler AG[1],Volkswagen[2],and General Motors(GM)[3]—followed the April 2019 move by Honda[4]to back out of the hydrogen-powered passenger car market.Instead,these companies and others are looking to develop the technology as an emission-free solution to power heavy commercial and military vehicles,with refueling taking place at centralized locations.