Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center Releases H49 Heavy-Duty Truck Achievement, Multiple Indicators Reach National Targets Five Years Ahead of Schedule

Recently, at the "Hydrogen Heart, Peer Collaboration, Creating and Winning the Future" results release conference, the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center for the first time released real vehicle operation data for the hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty truck H49. This car model is equipped with the "Advanced Lightweight Integrated Smart Chassis 2.0". Under full load conditions of 49 mt, its hydrogen consumption per 100 kilometers is only 7.1 kg, the vehicle's curb weight is reduced to 10 mt, and its driving range exceeds 600 kilometers. Several core indicators have achieved the targets set in the national "Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 3.0" five years ahead of schedule, marking that China's hydrogen energy heavy-duty truck technology has entered the globally leading ranks.

Forward Development: Breaking Through the Constraints of the "Oil-to-Hydrogen" Path

Different from the traditional modification model of "oil-to-hydrogen", this achievement relies on the "Advanced Hydrogen-Electric Integrated Smart Chassis Development Project" led by the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, with Hipot participating deeply as a key member unit and undertaking multiple critical sub-tasks. Starting from the characteristics of the hydrogen-electric system as the origin, the project initiated a fully forward chassis architecture design from scratch. Combined with Hipot's technical accumulation in high-pressure hydrogen storage, thermal management, and system integration, it provided core support for the product performance of "low hydrogen consumption, light curb weight, and long driving range", accelerating the advancement of hydrogen energy heavy-duty trucks towards cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and large-scale application.

Empirical Verification: A Reliable Report Card Under Full-Scenario Testing

Behind the impressive data lies a stringent full-scenario verification system. The Hipot H49 version 2.0 has already completed real vehicle tests on multiple highways, including Wuhan-Yichang and Qingdao-Tianjin. Under long-distance logistics conditions with a full load of 49 mt and an average speed of 75 km/h, it stably achieved a hydrogen consumption per 100 kilometers of ≤7.1 kg. Concurrently, in the national standard condition CHTC-TT test conducted at a third-party detection center, it also achieved an excellent result of 7.5 kg hydrogen consumption per 100 kilometers.

Sun Ying, Hipot CEO and project team representative, introduced that the H49 heavy-duty truck has undergone tests in extreme environments such as the high temperatures of Turpan and the extreme cold of Mohe. It was put into operation on the IKEA North China logistics trunk line in June this year and has completed over 150 days of actual transportation tasks in multiple locations including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Shandong. "This is the first commercial application of a hydrogen energy heavy-duty truck in a long-distance, heavy-load scenario exceeding 600 kilometers, fully demonstrating its reliability and economy," Sun Ying emphasized.

Continuous Evolution: Version 3.0 Aims for Subsidy-Free Commercialization

To address the higher demands of trunk line logistics, the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center simultaneously initiated R&D for the "Smart Chassis 3.0". Xiong Baoping, Hipot CTO and project team representative, revealed that version 3.0 will adopt lightweight technologies such as an aluminum alloy frame and a quadruple efficient hydrogen storage system. The goal is to achieve a hydrogen consumption of less than 6.5 kg per 100 kilometers, a driving range exceeding 1000 kilometers, and a curb weight reduced to 9 mt by 2026. In addition, the vehicles will be equipped with an L2+ level intelligent driving assistance system, which further optimizes energy consumption through predictive energy management strategies. "Generation 3.0 technology will drive the commercialization of hydrogen energy vehicles in the trunk logistics sector without subsidies," said Xiong Baoping.

Efficient Refueling: Building an Energy System of "Flash Charging + Low Cost"

On the energy supply side, the Innovation Center, in collaboration with enterprises such as Beijing Gas Group, proposed an "N+1+X" green hydrogen supply system. Through high-efficiency natural gas hydrogen production technology, the production cost of green hydrogen is reduced to below 20 yuan/kg, and the end-user hydrogen refueling price is controlled within 30 yuan/kg, significantly enhancing economic efficiency. Meanwhile, the 70 MPa high-flow hydrogen refueling system developed by the team can compress the hydrogen refueling time for heavy-duty trucks to 10-15 minutes, achieving refueling efficiency comparable to that of diesel vehicles. This provides efficient solutions for high-intensity scenarios such as trunk logistics and port transportation, accelerating the realization of the vision of "10 minutes of refueling for 1,000 kilometers of driving range."

Ecological Co-creation: Building a Benchmark for Hydrogen Energy Collaborative Innovation

The release of these achievements is a microcosm of industrial collaborative innovation. At the meeting, the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center took the lead in signing the agreement for the "Advanced Hydrogen-Electric Integrated Smart Chassis Development Innovation Consortium," focusing on the hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicle platform to carry out joint development of key technologies such as high-efficiency power system integration and lightweight hydrogen storage. Beijing Hydrogen Energy Industry Innovation Center Co., Ltd., led by pioneering units including Tsinghua Industrial Research Institute, China Energy Investment Corporation, and Beijing Gas Group, has formed a full-chain development ecosystem of "technological breakthrough—achievement transformation—scenario demonstration—industrial clustering."

Looking Ahead: Hydrogen Energy Leading the Zero-Carbon Energy Revolution

Zhu Dequan, Director of the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, pointed out: "The collaborative development of hydrogen energy and electricity is an inevitable path for the third energy revolution. The transportation sector is the pioneer of hydrogen energy application. As scale expands and costs decrease, hydrogen energy will gradually penetrate into industries such as industrial and building sectors, building an energy ecosystem of 'using electricity where appropriate and hydrogen where appropriate.'" Jiang Guangzhi, Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, stated that Beijing has identified hydrogen energy as a core direction for its trillion-yuan-level green advanced industrial cluster, supporting the Innovation Center in providing a "Beijing Solution" for the national hydrogen energy industry.

As a deep participant, Hypert will continue to focus on core technology breakthroughs and industrialisation promotion, collaborating with industry chain partners to practically drive the high-quality development of China's hydrogen energy commercial vehicle industry and inject strong momentum into the achievement of the "dual carbon" goals.