Fuel-cell Commercial Vehicle Generation 2.0 (FCVGen2.0)

正如汽车委员会路线图所示，氢燃料电池推进是支持英国净零运输政策的关键。燃料电池商用车2.0代（FCVGen2.0）是福特主导的一项工业研究项目，旨在将燃料电池混合动力汽车（FCHEV）引入轻型商用车（LCV）领域，旨在提高英国燃料电池开发和集成的能力，并通过OEM、能源公司、供应链和车队运营商之间的联合方式验证商业案例。在ARMD FCVGen1.0项目的成功基础上，该项目旨在设计、开发和建造一支由8辆燃料电池Transit组成的车队，这些车辆将受益于燃料电池供应链技术的最新进展。这些车辆将由车队运营商和客户试用六个月，收集主观和客观的反馈，以评估它们是否适合更广泛地部署。车队试验数据将用于为特定细分市场量身定制的总拥有成本（TCO）分析提供信息，并提供对未来产品和氢基础设施所需属性的见解。尽管目前电池技术的发展速度很快，但在未来几年，纯电动汽车（BEV）也不太可能满足那些对日常能源、续航里程、有效载荷或充电机会有限的LCV用例。FCHEV是一种零排放的替代品，可以弥补这一差距。竞争对手还没有证明燃料电池动力系统在续航里程和有效载荷方面的预期优势。该项目旨在采用大功率燃料电池组，结合显著的储氢能力，实现一种直接替代同等柴油或汽油LCV的车辆。氢存储系统的成本和包装对于提供商用车辆所需的属性至关重要，例如有效载荷和装载空间。该项目将包括一个专门的储氢工作流程，旨在设计和开发最先进的氢气压力容器，优化容量、成本和重量。压力容器将在英国建造，设计适合批量生产。一个单独的工作流程将检查用于压力容器加固的高价值碳复合材料在使用寿命结束时的有效和可行的回收方法，以及重新引入供应链的可能性。

Hydrogen fuel cell propulsion is key in supporting UK Net Zero transport policies, as demonstrated by the Automotive Council roadmaps.Fuel-cell Commercial Vehicle Generation 2.0 (FCVGen2.0) is a Ford-led industrial research project that pilots the introduction of Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FCHEV) to the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) sector, aiming to advance the UK capability for fuel-cell development and integration and validate the business case with a joined up approach between OEM, energy company, supply chain, and fleet operator.Building on the success of the ARMD FCVGen1.0 project, which delivered the first Ford Transit FCHEV vehicle in Europe, this project aims to design, develop, and build a fleet of 8 fuel-cell Transits, that will benefit from the latest advances in fuel-cell supply chain technology. The vehicles will be piloted by strategic fleet operators and customers for six months, gathering subjective and objective feedback to assess their suitability for wider deployment. The fleet trial data will be used to inform a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis tailored to the specific segment, and to provide insights into the required attributes of a future product and hydrogen infrastructure.Even with the current high pace of advancement in battery technology, it is unlikely in coming years, that Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) will fulfil those LCV use-cases that require high daily energy, range, payload or have limited opportunities for charging. FCHEV is a zero-emissions alternative that can address this gap. Competitor FCHEVs have not demonstrated the anticipated benefits in range and payload that can be achieved with a fuel-cell powertrain. This project aims to employ a high-power fuel cell stack, in conjunction with significant hydrogen storage capability to achieve a vehicle that is a direct replacement for the equivalent diesel or gasoline LCV.The cost and packaging of the hydrogen storage system is critical to delivering the attributes required of a commercial vehicle, such as payload and loading space. The project will include a dedicated workstream on hydrogen storage, aiming to design and develop state of the art hydrogen pressure vessel(s), optimising for capacity, cost, and weight. The pressure vessel(s) will be built in the UK, and the design adapted for volume manufacturing. A separate workstream will examine efficient and viable recycling methodologies at end of life, for the high value carbon composites used for pressure vessel reinforcement, and possibilities to re-introduce into the supply chain.