On September 5, the BMW Group announced that it will launch the first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCEV) to the market in 2028. In this regard, Dr. Jurgen Guldner, head of the BMW Group hydrogen fuel cell technology and automotive project, said in an interview with the media recently that BMW has carried out very extensive testing at multiple levels to ensure the safety of the new model.
“We are very happy with the test results so far. Just like fuel cars, so many fuel car models around the world have been repeatedly tested to prove their safety, and the same is true of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, so we have no concerns about its safety.”
At present, the industry holds different views on the development prospects of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Musk, for example, has repeatedly said that hydrogen is a “really bad and stupid technology.” However, in the view of Dr. Jurgen Guldner, “we need to have a second leg as a supplement, pure electric vehicles are the first leg, hydrogen energy is the second leg.” There is a strong complementarity between hydrogen technology and pure electricity technology.”
不过他也表示，氢燃料电池汽车走向大规模落地，最主要的障碍是基础设施。无论对于纯电车型还是氢燃料电池车型，基础设施都是非常重要的。据他介绍，当前宝马正在欧洲和世界其他地区大规模建设加氢站，在商用车（比如卡车、公共汽车）上已经得到了很好的应用。未来随着基础设施密度的增加，会很好的推动氢能在乘用车上的应用。
For the life problem, he said that hydrogen fuel cells are currently used in commercial vehicles on a large scale, and the life of the car itself is the same, and the frequency and time of use of heavy trucks is much higher than that of ordinary passenger cars, so life is not a problem.
