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"Experience tells us the most important thing for developing
hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles is to build infrastructure that
integrates hydrogen production, storage and transportation," Wan
Gang, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference, told a conference in Boao, China.
That's important in order "to accelerate commercial applications
of the technology," he said, according to a transcript provided
by the conference organizer.
While stressing the importance of new energy vehicles, Wan - a
former science minister widely regarded as a key promoter of
electric vehicles in China - noted that China will not forbid
traditional internal combustion engines as it is a big country
with complicated local environment and climate situations.
Wan, who is often referred to in state media as China's "father
of EV", is leading a research team to plan China's new energy
vehicle development over the years 2021 to 2035. He said
fuel-cell vehicles are suitable for logistics and long-term
transportation purposes.
China is the world's largest new energy vehicle (NEV) market.
For all of last year, NEV sales jumped almost 62% even though
the broader market shrank. However, NEV sales grew just 1.8% in
May versus 18.1% in April.
Senior industry executives and academics in China have urged the
government to support hydrogen fuel-cell technology due to its
suitability for commercial vehicles. Geely in May launched its
first hydrogen bus model.
(Reporting by Yilei Sun and Norihiko Shirouzu; Editing by Tom
Hogue)
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