Zhengzhou Welcomes Delivery of 200 More Hydrogen Fuel Logistics Vehicles, Guoqing-Yutong-Hydrogen Power Technology Deepens Hydrogen Ecosystem Collaboration

On August 21, Zhengzhou Aviation Port Area welcomed a new milestone in the large-scale application of hydrogen commercial vehicles — SPIC Hydrogen Technology, Yutong Commercial Vehicles, and Hydrogen Power Technology jointly held a "delivery ceremony for 200 hydrogen fuel cell logistics vehicles." This is another batch order completed by the three parties after the delivery of 360 hydrogen fuel refrigerated trucks in 2024, marking a key breakthrough as domestically produced hydrogen logistics vehicles transition from demonstration operations to market-oriented popularization.

As an important part of Zhengzhou's "Central China Hydrogen Capital" construction, the delivered logistics vehicles are equipped with the "Hydrogen Ascend" series fuel cell systems independently developed by SPIC Hydrogen Technology. These systems feature high conversion efficiency (hydrogen consumption 15% lower than the industry average), wide temperature adaptability (stable operation from -30°C to 50°C), and long life (designed for 100,000 hours), providing full-scenario power support for the vehicles. Leveraging 16 years of hydrogen technology accumulation, Yutong has achieved lightweight design through modular vehicle platforms, enabling a driving range of over 400 kilometers and reducing hydrogen refueling time to within 10 minutes, fully adapting to high-frequency scenarios such as urban distribution and park transportation. Hydrogen Power Technology is responsible for the full life cycle operation of the vehicles, enhancing vehicle availability through a digital management platform. The 360 refrigerated trucks previously delivered in Zhengzhou have cumulatively reduced carbon emissions by over 1,000 mt, validating the commercial feasibility.

Zhang Yingguang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of SPIC Hydrogen Technology, emphasized during the ceremony that the three parties are building a closed-loop ecosystem of "R&D - vehicle manufacturing - scenario operation," with a future focus on optimizing fuel cell costs (targeting a system cost of 2,000 yuan/kW by 2026) and expanding into diverse scenarios such as sanitation and ports. Chao Lihong, Vice Chairman of Yutong Group, revealed that Yutong has formed a full-spectrum hydrogen product matrix covering light-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and buses. The logistics vehicles delivered this time are based on Yutong's L4-level intelligent architecture, supporting vehicle-road collaboration and laying the foundation for the subsequent implementation of autonomous driving hydrogen vehicles. Lu Yao, General Manager of Hydrogen Power Technology, stated that five distributed hydrogen refueling stations will be built in Zhengzhou within the year, ensuring that the 200 vehicles achieve a daily average operating mileage of over 200 kilometers. They are also exploring the "hydrogen-electric hybrid + battery swapping" model to reduce user costs.

Notably, this delivery coincides with the final phase of Zhengzhou's hydrogen demonstration city construction — by August 2025, more than 1,500 hydrogen vehicles have been put into operation in the city, with the density of hydrogen refueling stations ranking first in central China. With the implementation of SPIC Hydrogen Technology's integrated "production, storage, refueling, and utilization" project, these logistics vehicles will be deeply integrated into the "PV + green hydrogen" industry chain of the Zhengzhou Aviation Port Area, expected to reduce carbon emissions by over 3,000 mt annually, providing a "Zhengzhou model" for the national scale-up of hydrogen logistics. The three parties plan to launch another 500 hydrogen fuel sanitation vehicles in 2026, continuously consolidating the status of the Central China region as a high ground for hydrogen applications.