CPCA's Cui Dongshu: Four Bottlenecks Hinder Fuel Cell Vehicle Development

Published: Mar 10, 2026 09:49

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Cui Dongshu of the CPCA Secretariat published an article stating that the development of fuel cell vehicles has been slow, mainly due to the combined impact of four bottlenecks in cost, supporting infrastructure, the market, and other factors. First, there is a gap between core raw materials and components, as well as vehicle durability, and the international advanced level; global technological breakthroughs have been slow for decades, and development relies on storytelling. Second, hydrogen production and refueling costs are high; car purchase costs are low, but cost-effectiveness in use is weaker than that of internal combustion engine vehicles and EVs. Third, land costs in major cities are high, making it difficult to site and build hydrogen refueling stations; supporting infrastructure is small in scale and has poor profitability. Fourth, development is highly dependent on policy subsidies; endogenous market demand is insufficient, passenger vehicles lack competitiveness, and commercial vehicles rely only on demonstration operations, leaving market-oriented rollout without support.

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