Which battery is more worthy? Second: Fuel Cell

The fuel cell---technology is complex, but Japan and South Korea prefer

Fuel Cell is a generating device to be present in the fuel and oxidizer in the chemical energy directly into electrical energy. Fuel and air are fed fuel cell, electricity is wonderfully produced. In appearance it has positive and negative electrodes and electrolytes, like a lead acid battery, but in fact it can not "reserve power" but a "power plant." However, it requires electrodes and electrolyte, and the oxidation-reduction reaction to generate electricity.

The hydrogen is the primary element used in fuel cell. In a narrow sense, we are talking about the fuel cell is generally equivalent to the hydrogen fuel cell. As a prominent feature of the hydrogen fuel energy is non-polluting, high efficiency, can be recycled. While the hydrogen is a colorless gas, one gram of hydrogen combustion releases heat 142 kJ Seoul, it is three times that of gasoline calorific value. Its products of combustion is water, no ash and gas, will not pollute the environment, and therefore it is considered hydrogen as a fuel will be the best source of energy in the 21st century. 

In recent years, Europe and other places in the Government's strong support, the hydrogen fuel automobile research and development have made certain achievements, including Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Toyota and other giants have more layout. The domestic Japanese government is vigorously promoting the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

According to the "New Growth Strategy" plan, the Japanese government asked the following objectives: including the market share of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the next generation of environmentally friendly vehicles, it will improve from 2013 about 23% to 50%-70% in 2030. At the same time, providing subsidies for the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, to make the price balance with flat cars in 2025, uniform standards with international in order to facilitate its overseas sales initiatives such as a key project implementation.

Honda Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be on sale later this year. The car showed in  last November's Los Angeles.

Clarity interior looks good, but it's innovation, or under the hood. Unlike traditional car engines or all-electric systems, Clarity hydrogen take fuel cells to provide power. This advanced powertrain is not the first time to be used - in 2005, Honda began selling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the United States, Germany and Japan have been sold for several years. In simple terms, FCV hydrogen fuel into electricity, the only emission is water, super green. It sounds simple but actually quite hard to do it, which is different with LiFePO4 battery pack.

Honda Executive Vice President John departments & dot; Mendel (John Mendel) said: "Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is a disruptive product that provides an absolute zero emissions user experience, whether it is performance, practicality, mileage or charging rate can be comparable to today's gasoline vehicles.

But honestly for new energy vehicles, my first thought was "expensive" , which service exclusively for the rich, and ordinary people can only be a distance, not fondle.

And hydrogen fuel vehicles currently still gave a wide gap with the reality on the promotion. The high cost of fuel cell production, and even the construction of hydrogen refueling stations is harder than lithium battery electric car charging stations. In addition, hydrogen has a hydrogen explosion hazard and limited sources.

Currently, the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV) in competition with traditional fuel vehicles and electric vehicles, the advantage is not expected, until 2027, FCV market share in the automobile market in even less than 0.1%. For hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, current customers only three options: Toyota Mirai, Hyundai Tucson FCV, Honda Clarity, and these cars are limited to Japan, California in USA, South Korea and several other small markets.

Simai automotive consulting company in 2027 is expected to have 17 models FCV market, including several European car manufacturers' products. But the overall forecast annual sales of FCV is only up to 70,000, less than 0.1% market share.

"There is such a saying in the industry, no energy station, would not be able to sell cars," Toyota managing director Yasuhiko Sato said, "Toyota did not want to do an energy company, so I want each joint energy companies do business together." He said that indeed the truth.