When it comes to new energy vehicles, many people naturally think of pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Now there are more and more new energy vehicles, and the market is more and more broad. No matter what kind of way, what kind of energy, the life of new energy vehicles lies in the simple "technology" two words, the popularity of any kind of commodity in the market is accompanied by the revolutionary evolution of technology, TV, refrigerator, mobile phones, smart phones are the same, there is no mature technology there is no market vitality. Today we are going to focus on the differences between pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles.

First of all, we need to know that pure electric vehicles are powered directly by electricity and rely on the electric energy stored in the battery. Fuel cell cars burn fuel to form fuel cells, which are powered by a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen and converted into electricity. That's the big difference.

In terms of endurance, the mileage of fuel cells is generally more than 400 kilometers, and the traditional fuel vehicle is very close. For pure electric vehicles, longer range means heavier and more expensive lithium-ion battery packs. The Tesla Model S is currently the only pure electric vehicle with a range of more than 400km, but at the cost of a one-ton battery pack that costs as much as RMB200,000. Combined with the fact that deep discharges affect lithium-ion battery life, meaning they can't be drained and refilled like traditional cars, the actual range is much lower than claimed. Although the price of a fuel cell vehicle is currently higher, in the future, the cost of a fuel cell vehicle will be lower than a pure electric vehicle for the same range.

A problem for pure electric vehicles?

Although electric vehicles have zero emissions, the emissions from power stations cannot be ignored. Most of China's current power stations are thermal power stations, and the emissions from thermal power stations are the most important air pollution source in the north. Another problem is the recycling of waste batteries. The batteries of electric vehicles are often more than 300kg. If such batteries cannot be recycled and reused, the pollution to the environment cannot be ignored.

A problem for fuel cell vehicles?

For cars, fuel-cell vehicles are more mature technology. After all, many taxis on the streets now burn gas, but they burn natural gas. If you burn hydrogen, the only emissions are water. The engine can be said to be completely harmless to the environment. But as the FAW Toyota expert pointed out, first of all, hydrogen is expensive to manufacture, second, the engine is expensive to manufacture, such a car market is obviously not very adaptable and popular, and the catalyst for the battery is also very expensive, often containing Pt, platinum (commonly known as platinum). A precious metal that is more expensive than gold. It is these two problems that need to be solved urgently.

Although gasoline still fuels 97 percent of cars on the road, more charging stations and more sales are feeding off each other to boost growth. I believe that more and more pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles will be launched in the future, and I hope that fossil fuel vehicles will disappear from the road forever in the future.

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