CPCA’s Cui Dongshu: Four Bottlenecks—Technology, Cost, Infrastructure, and Market—Primarily Hinder Fuel Cell Vehicle Development
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In an article, Cui Dongshu from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) emphasized that the sluggish progress in fuel cell vehicle development can be mainly attributed to four key bottlenecks: technology, cost, supporting infrastructure, and market conditions. From a technological perspective, there exists a notable gap between China and international advanced levels in terms of core raw materials, component technologies, and overall vehicle durability. Moreover, global technological breakthroughs in this field have been slow to materialize. When it comes to cost, the high expenses associated with hydrogen production and refueling render fuel cell vehicles less economically efficient compared to their fuel-powered and electric counterparts. In terms of supporting infrastructure, the exorbitant land costs in major cities pose significant challenges in site selection and the construction of hydrogen refueling stations. This, in turn, has resulted in small-scale facilities with limited profitability. In the market, fuel cell vehicles heavily rely on policy subsidies, with insufficient endogenous demand. Passenger vehicles struggle to compete, while commercial vehicles are confined to demonstration operations, lacking robust support for market-oriented promotion.