In recent years, the huge market potential of new energy vehicles has prompted many automobile manufacturers to conduct research. In addition to the electric vehicle technology chosen by most automobile manufacturers, other niche new energy technologies have not been spared. For example, Youth Cars, which became famous in 2019 thanks to its “hydrogen engine”, then caused an outcry in public opinion due to the principle “you can run if you drink water”.
After two years, the young car, which had not been heard of for a long time, is once again in the public eye. However, this time it did not bring good news as one of its subsidiaries went bankrupt.
Entering bankruptcy liquidation proceedings
According to reports, Jinhua Youth Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Jinhua Youth Automobile Manufacturing Co. , Ltd." The interim administrator of "Jinhua Youth Automobile" issued the "Instructions for Claiming Claims in the Bankruptcy and Liquidation Case of Jinhua Youth Automobile", officially announcing that the company has entered the process bankruptcy liquidation.
I have to say that it is really not surprising that Youth Cars found itself in this situation. Many companies are entering the new energy automobile market, but. few can talk nonsense like Youth Auto
In the "water-hydrogen engine" manufactured by Youngman Automobile, it has the advantage that "hydrogen can be produced in real time from. water on board, and the vehicle only needs to add water to drive." However, after this benefit was reported, it was questioned by the majority of netizens.
According to the data, a hydrogen fuel cell is a devicetif of electricity production which directly converts the chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy. The basic principle is the reverse reaction of the electrolysis of water. The “hydrogen” fuel used in fuel cells can come from hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water and any hydrocarbon, such as natural gas, methanol, ethanol (alcohol), and biogas. The cost of hydrogen fuel cells is reported to be 100 times that of regular gasoline engines.
Theoretically speaking, "a car that can run by adding water" is not without scientific basis. But why does the “water-hydrogen engine” of the Youth Car raise so many doubts? The problem is that in the step of transforming water into hydrogen and oxygen, the answer given by Young Car is that it only uses a catalyst. Anyone who has studied chemistry in high school knows that a catalyst can change the ractive (increase or decrease) without changing the chemical balance, and that its own mass and the substance that does not change before and after the chemical reaction are called catalysts. So this doesn't give people a reasonable answer, and the whole report gives us the impression that "just add water and you can run."
Building a car is not an easy task
In fact, the so-called "water-hydrogen engine" manufactured by Youth Auto Group has actually been questioned. During the new energy vehicle subsidy fraud scandal in February 2017, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced administrative sanctions against seven automobile manufacturers, including Youth Automobile was one of them.one of them.
Undoubtedly, new energy vehicles and traditional fuel vehicles are not one or the other.tre, and the automobile industry is not only a technical direction of purely electric vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. , and natural gas vehicles. There is plenty of room for technological innovation in many areas. So when we build cars, we cannot abandon various technologies. But building a car isn't easy, nor is it a way to cheat or make money. Only through serious and dedicated research can we truly occupy a place on the automotive road of the future. The end of the “hydrogen car” scam also made everyone realize that it is impossible to build a car easily without real materials.
We all know that the fuel used in rockets generally refers toence to hydrogen and oxygen. If liquid hydrogen and oxygen are mixed and then ignited, the result is the result. will be very spectacular. So do you think this explosive combination can be used in ordinary cars? Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. It is found on land, in the ocean and in the air. We are exposed to hydrogen everywhere we go. Even though hydrogen exists in large quantities, it is very difficult to capture.
First, the plant extracts hydrogen frommethaneIn order to obtain hydrogen, they laid hundreds of kilometers of pipelines. Methane from natural gas bound for Russia is heated after a long journey. The interaction between water vapor and methane at 850 degrees Celsius produces hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is then filtered using a molecular filter. 99.99% of gNatural gas is then cooled to minus 250 degrees Celsius and transported to the hydrogen vehicle factory. This is the General Motors laboratory in Germany. Scientists are developing hydrogen fuel cells. I would never expect this rubber stamp. The new energy rockets that will become the future will generate strong explosive enthusiasm by burning hydrogen and oxygen. This is very suitable for rushing into space, but not for rushing out.
Second, the fuel cell does not burn hydrogen. Instead, it uses hydrogen to produce electricity. Hydrogen and oxygen are injected into both ends of the battery, and the hydrogen is broken down. in electrical energy. In the ionic state, the hydrogen ions want to be close to the oxygen, but the fuel cell doesn't let them get close easily, instead they force the hydr ionsogen to pass through the electrode plate to reach the other end. will move through the fuel cell and form an electric current. The only byproduct of this process is water, resulting in truly zero emissions. Since each fuel cell can only produce 0.7 volts of electricity, scientists stacked hundreds of fuel cells to generate enough electricity to drive a two-ton car at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour . They have invested over a billion euros in this technology and continue to waste money.
Third, after the factory installs the hydrogen-powered electricity in the car, it must install the hydrogen-filled fuel tank in the car.In order to avoid leakage and masonry explosions. The fuel tank is made of a strong carbon fiber composite material. Once the tankWith the fuel installed, the hydrogen energy vehicle is ready to hit the road. The current price of gasoline is rising, and it may not improve until hydrogen vehicles really become popular.