Fuel cell development for New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) and clean air in China

This paper reviews the background to New Energy Vehicles (NEV) policies in China, and the key scientific and market challenges that need to be addressed to accelerate fuel cells (FCs) in the rapidly developing NEV market. The global significance of the Chinese market, key players, core FC technologies and future research priorities are discussed. Keywords: New energy vehicle (NEV), Electric vehicle (EV), Hybrid vehicle (HV), Battery electric vehicle (BEV), Fuel cell vehicle (FCV), Fuel cell bus, Range extender, Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEM FC), Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), Hydrogen, Clean air in Chin