Does Japan’s “gamble” hydrogen energy vehicles really have a future? Japan does not take the usual path. Is it an advantage or a disadvantage? Can hydrogen energy solve the energy crisis? Don’t go away. The exciting content starts now. We all know that Tesla is the first to bear the brunt of the “most famous” in the field of new energy vehicles. In fact, in addition to Tesla and BYD, today’s leaders in the new energy vehicle industry, as early as 1997, Japan’s Toyota had already produced a gasoline-electric hybrid car, the Prius, and it has remained the same today. Maintaining the world's number one sales volume, but under the current tuyere of new energy vehicles, Toyota took the initiative to abandon this tuyere. It can be said that Toyota's development of new energy vehicles is far ahead of Tesla for 15 years. , The technical basis of this is self-evident, but Toyota has not developed further. The reason is mainly in the Japanese concept that lithium batteries cannot be regarded as a kind of clean energy for Japan
Electricity generation and electricity generation also cause certain pollution, so in the eyes of the Japanese, electric production can only be used to temporarily respond to the energy crisis. It is undeniable that our lives are very harmonious. , But the energy crisis has come quietly. Countries around the world are also looking for alternative new energy sources that can be used for a long time. Research on new energy vehicles has been driven by this. China’s Hainan plans to expand the island in 2030. The sales of fuel vehicles will be stopped within the scope, and Germany is preparing to basically get rid of fossil fuels in 2050. Just as all countries are moving in the same direction, Japan’s approach is a bit "non-mainstream". Most of our country’s It was lithium batteries, followed by . BYD introduced a new blade battery, but Japan used an energy source that we rarely heard of, called hydrogen fuel cell . Liquid hydrogen is undeniably a very environmentally friendly fuel. And the calorific value of one gram of hydrogen is three times that of gasoline
The product after the reaction is only water. At first glance, it is indeed a rare new energy source. There is no waste, no waste gas, and no pollution.So Japan has announced that it will become the first country in the world to popularize hydrogen fueled vehicles, but why hydrogen fuel is so good has attracted many controversies? What is the truth about this? Let’s come to the second part. To reveal the answer, Japan does not take the usual path. Is it an advantage or a disadvantage? First of all, let us figure out what is the difference between a hydrogen fuel vehicle and a lithium battery vehicle. The first is the replenishment time. Most of the new energy vehicles you see can use fast charging. A charging time of half an hour to one and a half hours can reach 80% or a full charge. A slow charge can take up to four to eight hours
Compared with gasoline,
is much slower, but it is a lot more affordable. The biggest difference between hydrogen energy and this is that hydrogen battery vehicles can directly find hydrogen stations to refuel, just like refueling, as long as three to five The energy supply can be completed in minutes, and the battery life after hydrogenation can reach 500 kilometers or more. From the point of view of the replenishment speed and range, it is difficult to compare with electric vehicles at this stage, but hydrogen energy vehicles and hydrogen refueling The construction cost of the station is too high, and the raw material platinum metal of the hydrogen battery is even more expensive than gold. This leads to the cost of the hydrogen fuel cell, and the subsequent hydrogen refueling costs are far more expensive than the electric car, but The pollution of lithium batteries far exceeds that of hydrogen batteries. If you look at it this way, hydrogen energy vehicles are indeed superior to lithium battery vehicles in many aspects, so is hydrogen energy really so good? , Why is it that only Japan is vigorously developing
Let’s look down and see whether hydrogen energy can solve the energy crisis. One point that may disappoint everyone is that, based on the current situation, hydrogen Energy cannot solve the energy crisis. First of all, hydrogen fuel is not common. Nowadays, there are about four ways to produce hydrogen, natural gas electrolysis of water, coal and the use of petroleum. Obviously these four methods, in addition to electrolysis of water, the other three If the method is to be converted into hydrogen fuel, the pollution caused by the environment far exceeds that of lithium batteries, and it will also release a large amount of greenhouse gases. Although Japan has been avoiding the use of fossil energy to produce hydrogen fuel,However, the output is very low. As the so-called scarcity is the most expensive, the cost of hydrogenation will naturally rise. Although Japan is not large, its economic strength is still there. Even so, Japan’s plan in 2030 will only dare to propose and achieve 4 The goal of 10,000 hydrogen energy vehicles, but far away in the United States, there seems to be a better solution
There is a company in the United States called Nikola Company, and Nikola’s direction is specialized In the field of trucks, fabric energy crisis, Nicolas specializes in the field of trucks. Naturally, he wants to plan for the future of trucks. Since charging can't meet the endurance now, it has to rely on hydrogen energy to solve the problem, so Nicolas decided to start in the United States. A complete hydrogen refueling station network has been established, and hydrogen trucks are only rented but not sold. This solves the cost problem of investing in hydrogen energy for customers, and at the same time makes themselves profitable in hydrogen refueling stations. Soon Nicolas The company has received 10 billion US dollars in orders
It is obvious that in addition to Japan, the United States is also in this field, so whether our country has seen this field? Naturally, everyone does not have to worry about it. How can the new energy, which is dependent on traditional energy, not be detected by our keen observation? In fact, China has also made a certain investment in hydrogen energy vehicles. In 2018, China’s and Weichai Power were purchased for this reason. The Canadian Hydrogen Fuel Company owns nearly 20% of the shares. So what we can see now is that countries in the world are on the same front in terms of new energy. Although hydrogen energy may not be mainstream, it is inevitable as long as there is hope. If you want to pursue it, what are your different views on the development of hydrogen energy? You are welcome to leave a message in the comment section below to discuss, we will see you in the next issue
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