The world of mobility is gradually being converted to replace the production of thermal vehicles. The use of fuel cell cars will become widespread in a few years. Large automobile producers will contribute, particularly in China, Japan and Germany.
With between 200 and 300 hydrogen vehicles, Germany plays a leading role in Europe. It has 43 charging stations and plans to open 100 new stations in 2020 and 400 in 2023. According to the plan adopted in 2016, the country supports fuel cell technology to the tune of 250 million euros for the first phase lasting until the end of 2019. The government plans to support it further in the years to come.
The most ambitious policy is that of China: it currently has 2,500 hydrogen cars and aims for 5,000 in 2020, 50,000 in 2025 and one million in 2030; As for the stations, it plans to install 100 in 2020, 1,000 in 2025 and 3,000 in 2030. In addition, the central government’s incentive system provides generous subsidies: $31,000 for the purchase of a hydrogen car, 46,000 dollars for a bus and 77,000 dollars for a truck, while the construction of a charging station is supported to the tune of $600,000.
In Japan, automobile manufacturers, supported by the State, aim to become world leaders in the hydrogen market. The government, for its part, is trying to lower the costs of building and operating charging stations, because, so far, building a station costs between 400 and 500 million yen (3 to 4 million yen). euros). Among the main Japanese producers, Toyota sold nearly 3,000 units of its Mirai in the country, while Honda sold 200 units of its Clarity model.
