Tesla Musk: Fuel cell technology is impractical

According to a report by foreign automotive media AutoblogGreen, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) has always been a person who is not afraid of expressing his opinions. Even when participating in activities organized by the organization, he was open-minded and his own way. Yesterday, Musk visited Germany to create momentum for Tesla's sales promotion in Germany. During the event, he unavoidably said that fuel power cell technology is unrealistic and too outrageous. When asked about the competitiveness of electric vehicles and the sustainable development of modern transportation, Musk said that the public should be aware that electric vehicles are the ideal means of transportation in the future. We cannot start looking for alternatives until the day when fossil fuels are exhausted. Regarding fuel power batteries, Musk is even more outspoken. Fuel power batteries are simply too outrageous as a vehicle's power source. , And then gave some explanations. Although some companies are still tackling key issues in fuel power cell technology, in Musk's view, fuel power cells are facing numerous problems. First of all, compared to fuel power batteries, lithium-ion batteries have a better energy density within certain limits. Second, the price of fuel power cells is too expensive. The most important point is that the safety of fuel power cells needs to be tested. Musk said that we all understand that hydrogen is a very dangerous gas. Hydrogen is more suitable for use as rocket fuel rather than vehicle power. Obviously, in this visit to Germany, Musk did not come for the bad news of fuel-powered batteries. In view of the current unsatisfactory sales of Tesla in Germany, Musk made a special trip to build momentum for the German market. In the promotion, Musk said that he has instructed the company’s best engineering team to develop a tuning option package specially developed for German highway conditions. This option package will be supplied to those who have purchased Tesla S free of charge. German car owners, and will be equipped on Tesla S sold in Germany in the future. Regarding the details of this tuning optional package, Musk did not specifically describe, he just said that this optional package can improve the handling of the vehicle at high speeds. Consumers also hope that this optional package can cancel the electronic speed limit function while improving the control stability. Due to the very developed highway network in Germany, the average speed of vehicles per hour is higher than that of many countries. High-speed driving will increase the power consumption of electric vehicles and shorten the driving range. In response to this problem, Musk assured German users that the first batch of six electric vehicle charging stations has broken ground in Germany and will be opened at the end of 2014. And then, Tesla will deploy 40 to 50 electric vehicle charging stations in Germany, and then realize the complete overturning of charging stations in Germany. By then, in Germany, there will be one charging station every 200 kilometers on average, and charging will become more convenient and faster for users. In addition, Tesla also set out to further improve the dynamics of the vehicle, the power of the drive motor will be increased from the current 120kW to 135kW. The construction work of the service station will gradually keep up. According to Tesla's plan, by the end of next year, 80% of German users will be able to find a Tesla service station within a radius of 100 kilometers. Previously, Tesla's sales target was to sell 200 to 300 pure electric vehicles on the German market on average every week by the end of 2014.