Dongfeng's fuel cell in action

June 10, 2020
Six major companies including Dongfeng, Toyota, BAIC and GAC set up hydrogen fuel cell R&D companies in Beijing

In early June, China FAW, Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Automobile Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Yihuatong Technology Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Co. The company signed a joint venture contract in Yizhuang, Beijing, and established "United Fuel Cell System R&D (Beijing) Co., Ltd."

The company's main business is the development of commercial vehicle fuel cell systems in China that can contribute to the construction of a clean and environmentally friendly mobile travel society, with Toyota and Yihuatong as the main sources, jointly funded by various companies. It is planned that Dong Changzheng will be the chairman and Akita Takashi will be the general manager. It is expected to be officially established in Beijing in 2020.

Dong Changzheng said that "openness, cooperation and win-win" is the company's vision, and the joint company will contribute to the popularization of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCEV).



It is understood that the new company is located in Beijing, covering an area of about 19,000 square meters, with a total investment of about 5,019 million yen. The investment ratio of each company is 65% for Toyota, 15% for Yihuatong, 5% for FAW, 5% for Dongfeng 5 %, GAC 5%, BAIC 5%.

In China, based on the "Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap" released in 2016, the FCEV market with commercial vehicles as the core is developing and expanding at an unprecedented rate. In order to popularize and promote FCEV in the rapidly changing Chinese market, it is necessary to use the unprecedented open system and the strength of the entire industry to jointly build the development foundation of FCEV. Based on this idea, six companies with the same concept decided to establish a joint R&D company.

Wang Guoqiang, deputy general manager of FAW Group, said: "China FAW adheres to the new energy technology concept of'eco-clean, high-clean and pure' to develop fuel cell technology, and sincerely hopes to work together with like-minded people for mutual benefit and win-win, and work together to create resource sharing, A complementary fuel cell platform to build a green car ecosystem."

"The development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is drawing a new blueprint for the era. During the development and popularization of fuel cell vehicles, the same concept is the basis for successful cooperation and the best way to overcome the difficulties of the hydrogen industry from demonstration to mature roads. Catalyst." For the establishment of the new company, You Zheng, deputy general manager of Dongfeng Group, said that the research and development company will focus on the research and development of FCV technology for commercial vehicles to further build the development foundation of the hydrogen energy industry.

Feng Xingya, General Manager of Guangzhou Automobile Group, admitted that the new company will carry out technological research and development to meet the needs of the Chinese market in an orderly manner, quickly develop a competitive fuel cell system, accelerate the popularity of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the Chinese commercial vehicle market, and promote China's hydrogen energy The development of the automotive industry.

"China is one of the countries with the most rapid development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell technology is ushering in the wind, and commercial demonstration applications have been launched in many places." Zhang Xiyong, general manager of BAIC Group, said the newly established joint fuel cell The system R&D company is an open and cooperative high-quality platform. The six parties will comprehensively promote the green energy revolution that China and the world are experiencing.  

Zhang Guoqiang, chairman of Yihuatong, said, "This multi-party cooperation and hand in hand will help build a more open, coordinated and shared hydrogen energy industry ecology, further accelerate the domestic hydrogen energy and fuel cell vehicle industry process, for hydrogen Can lay a strong foundation for social construction."

Shigeru Shiji, executive director of Toyota Motor, said: "The new company is of great strategic importance to Toyota's global hydrogen energy layout. No market has the same development speed as the Chinese auto market. I am very happy to find here to work together for A partner who strives for the goal of'popularizing FCEV in China'. As I often say,'seeking a partner' is very important to promote the development of electrification, this time through the cooperation with a strong influence in the Chinese commercial vehicle market All business partners and Yihuatong with reliable technical strength work together. I believe that it will lay the foundation for the popularization of FCEV in China. At the same time, Toyota will deepen its cooperation with China in a more open attitude and work with partners to promote hydrogen energy in China. The development of the automotive industry."

This time, Toyota has reached a cooperation with a representative Chinese vehicle manufacturer with rich commercial vehicle development technology and market experience, and Yihuatong with rich experience and actual performance in FC system development. The fuel cell system of Chinese regulations. The six companies will jointly plan products through negotiation and carry out a series of technical R&D work such as "FC stack and other component technologies", "FC system control technology" and "vehicle loading technology" to meet the needs of the Chinese market. As a result, the time required from development to commercialization will be greatly shortened, and FCEV's popularity in the Chinese commercial vehicle market will be accelerated. The company will strive to develop a fuel cell system and its main components that have excellent product power in terms of power, energy consumption, durability, etc., and are more cost-effective and competitive, which is also indispensable as a popular FCEV component.

In the future, the company will strive to realize the development of a hydrogen energy society in China through the promotion and popularization of FCEV, and solve the environmental problems such as carbon dioxide emission reduction and air pollution reduction through the continuous evolution of related measures, and ultimately achieve a better move in China. Contribute to travel society.