Bosch delivered 300 fuel cell powertrain and signed contract to supply another 1,000 to Chinese customers

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Bosch’s new plant in Chongqing

Bosch delivered 300 fuel cell powertrain and signed contract to supply another 1,000 to Chinese customers

China Hydrogen Bulletin | Jian Wu | Nov 6, 2023

(Chongqing, China) On Nov 2nd, Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain System (Chongqing) Co., Ltd, a joint venture of Bosch and Qingling Motor, announced the delivery of 300 hydrogen logistic vehicles powered by Bosch’s fuel cell system to Shanxi Meijin Energy, a coal & coke producer and a hydrogen application forerunner in China.

This delivery is part of inauguration ceremony of Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain’s new plant in Chongqing. Qingling Motor is a premium commercial vehicle manufacturer in China. The joint venture was established in 2021 and the construction of this new plant started then. Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain is dedicated to the developing and marketing of fuel cell system for China’s market.


Fuel cell logistic vehicle manufactured by Bosch and Qingling Motor

The goal is to pool the technology and market expertise of both partners and contribute to the development of the Chinese fuel cell market and the transformation of the automotive industry. According to the Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0 by the China Society of Automotive Engineers (China-SAE), more than one million vehicles with fuel cell drive systems could be registered in China by 2030. The joint venture aims to provide all Chinese vehicle manufacturers with fuel cell systems. The components required for this, such as the fuel cell stack, air compressor with power electronics, and control unit with sensors, come from Bosch, mainly from the plant in Wuxi. Small-scale production will start there from 2021. Also in 2021, a test fleet of 70 Qingling trucks equipped with Bosch's Fuel Cell Power Module hit the road. According to Bosch, this fleet has completed a commercial operation mileage for over 4 million km in China...more
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1. In 90 days China will be making them.

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2. As opposed to the United States?

Ooops the US decided to subsidize offshoring their labor to .... CHINA!

Remember this?

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3. My reply was implying that the Chinese would reverse engineer the units and would be making and selling them on the

world market and German patents or other intellectual property be damned. Perhaps Germany has some secret source for the unobtanium that is at the core of the units. :0