Cui Dongshu: The Sluggish Pace of Fuel Cell Vehicle Development Stems Mainly from the Convergence of Four Key Bottlenecks: Technology, Cost, Supporting Infrastructure, and Market
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On March 9, Cui Dongshu, representing the China Passenger Car Association, highlighted in an article that the lackluster advancement of fuel cell vehicles is primarily hindered by four critical bottlenecks: technological limitations, high costs, inadequate supporting infrastructure, and a weak market. From a technological standpoint, there exists a notable gap in core raw materials and components, as well as in vehicle durability, when compared to international benchmarks. Moreover, global technological breakthroughs in this field have been slow. When it comes to cost, the expenses associated with hydrogen production and refueling are substantial, rendering the economic efficiency of fuel cell vehicles inferior to that of traditional fuel vehicles and electric vehicles. Regarding the supporting infrastructure, the high land costs in major cities pose challenges in selecting suitable sites and constructing hydrogen refueling stations. This has resulted in small-scale facilities that struggle to achieve profitability. In the market realm, fuel cell vehicles heavily rely on policy subsidies, with insufficient internal demand. Passenger vehicles lack competitiveness, while commercial vehicles are solely dependent on demonstration operations, lacking robust support for market-oriented promotion.