China - November 18, 2024 China's hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle market on fast lane of growth (Voice_over) China’s hydrogen vehicle market has been accelerating in recent years, with the number of fuel cell vehicles on the road expected to hit one million by 2035. In north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, unmanned heavy-duty trucks carrying hydrogen tanks are shuttling back and forth at a mine. Staff from the mine said the hydrogen trucks function well in extremely cold weather and can run 20 hours a day non-stop. (Sound_bite) Liu Xi, director, Shengli Energy Electromechanical Information Center, China Energy Group: "The trucks work better in open mines in north China, where winter is longer and extreme cold conditions are more frequent. Hydrogen fuel cells can work stably on cold, windy and snowy days to ensure consistent supplies of energy. A hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle emits only water vapor while running and it is capable of working intensely for 20 hours non-stop a day." (Voice_over) Elsewhere in the country, hydrogen vehicles in the sanitary and logistics sectors are also hitting the roads in major cities. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are expected to experience a rapid expansion in China as the country aims to reach its dual carbon goals of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. [Restriction: No access Chinese mainland]