Will Zhang, Chairman of GWM HYDROGEN FTXT, Interviewed by 21st Century Business Herald: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei's "Triple Synergy" Supports "Ten-Thousand-Vehicle + Ten-Million-Ton" Scale Application
Recently, Will Zhang, Chairman of GWM HYDROGEN FTXT, was interviewed by the authoritative financial media 21st Century Business Herald. He shared in-depth views on core topics including the comprehensive rollout of the hydrogen energy comprehensive application pilot programs in five major city clusters, the collaborative division of labor across the industry chain, the role of enterprises, and institutional support.
During the interview, Will Zhang expressed the collaborative advantages of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city cluster, the logic of enterprises implementing the "Four Lists" division of labor, and the key pathways to promote hydrogen energy toward scale application.
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Triple Synergy Supports "Ten-Thousand-Vehicle + Ten-Million-Ton" Scale Application
Regarding the unique advantages of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city cluster in hydrogen energy industry development, Will Zhang analyzed from three levels: "First, it possesses abundant wind and solar resources, especially in Zhangjiakou, Chengde, and other places, where green energy can effectively supply cities such as Beijing and Tianjin. Second, it has a strong industrial foundation, with intensive steel and chemical industries. This not only generates large amounts of by-product low-carbon hydrogen but also creates realistic demand and transformation capabilities for absorbing green hydrogen. Third, it leads in R&D strength. After cultivation during the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has gathered over 500 high-quality upstream and downstream enterprises, with close industrial collaboration and cutting-edge R&D capabilities in China. The combination of these three factors forms a synergistic effect of 'green hydrogen supply + industrial absorption + technological support,' driving the diversified and large-scale application of hydrogen energy at the 'ten-thousand-vehicle + ten-million-ton' level."
This judgment is highly consistent with the newly released Beijing Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Implementation Plan (2026–2030). The plan clearly aims to break through a 40 billion yuan hydrogen energy industry chain scale in Beijing by 2030, drive the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to exceed 100 billion yuan, and add over 6,000 new hydrogen energy vehicles, building a "6 main corridors + 11 branch lines" hydrogen highway network system.
As a hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology enterprise rooted in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, GWM HYDROGEN FTXT is continuously promoting the large-scale and commercial deployment of hydrogen vehicles in diverse scenarios with autonomous technology. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" demonstration period, GWM HYDROGEN FTXT promoted over 2,000 fuel cell vehicles, creating the world's first 100-unit 49-ton hydrogen heavy truck fleet, the first hydrogen car carrier demonstration line that truly "runs on the highway," the world's first 406-unit hydrogen sanitation truck fleet, and benchmark scenarios including the first "hundred-unit level" hydrogen cold chain zero-carbon ingredient delivery in Henan and Hebei, providing a tailorable technology base and operational experience for cross-scenario replication.
GWM HYDROGEN FTXT's "One Scenario, One Solution" Drives Hydrogen Vehicle Deployment; Cold Chain Scenario Replicated from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to "Central Plains Hydrogen Capital"
Currently, in the practice of large-scale promotion of hydrogen vehicles, GWM HYDROGEN FTXT has consistently followed the national strategy, deeply cultivating core hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, and has completed multi-point commercial deployment in multiple demonstration city clusters nationwide. At the same time, adhering to the "one scenario, one solution" application principle, through deep customization to adapt to the needs of segmented scenarios, it provides customers with integrated solutions from vehicle development to operation guarantee, helping customers reduce operating costs and create a sustainable business closed loop.
Among them, cold chain logistics transportation is a key area where GWM HYDROGEN FTXT's "one scenario, one solution" first ran successfully.
In September 2025, GWM HYDROGEN FTXT, together with Yutong's customized models, put into operation 200 hydrogen fuel cell light trucks for Baoding Agricultural Development Group, serving campus food ingredient transportation, matching the "one warehouse per county, full cold chain" standard, covering 12 counties (cities, districts) in Baoding.
The core constraint of this transportation scenario is multiple trips per day and strict temperature control. GWM HYDROGEN FTXT did not apply the solution of trunk heavy trucks or general light trucks, but jointly customized refrigerated and insulated models with Yutong to accurately match the operation rhythm — 15-minute refueling, full hydrogen and full electric range ≥430km, attendance rate over 96%. On the technology base, the second-generation high-performance membrane electrode adopts ordered catalyst layer technology, with platinum loading ≤0.3mg/cm², power density >1.8W/cm²@0.6V; the control strategy is specially optimized for cold chain transient load and low-temperature conditions to reduce hydrogen consumption, achieving hydrogen-electric decoupling, fixed routes, centralized dispatch, and minute-level hydrogen refueling, ensuring high attendance and low cargo damage, truly enabling end users to calculate a profitable "operation account."
In March 2026, GWM HYDROGEN FTXT replicated the "one scenario, one solution" model to Henan: 300 hydrogen cold chain light trucks were put into operation in Zhengzhou, uniformly dispatched by Dahe Four Seasons Cold Chain, with the Central Plains Four Seasons Logistics Port as the core, building a zero-carbon cold chain transportation network covering 18 cities and 102 counties in Henan, radiating to Shandong and Hubei, becoming the core capacity of the "Zheng-Bian-Luo-Pu Hydrogen Corridor," verifying the cross-regional scalability of the solution.
From Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to the "Central Plains Hydrogen Capital," GWM HYDROGEN FTXT takes cold chain as the entry point, joins hands with industry leaders such as Yutong, and explores an integrated business model of "vehicle R&D + energy guarantee + operation service," creating a replicable and scalable large-scale deployment sample for hydrogen vehicles from heavy-load transportation to people's livelihood scenarios.
This interview is a high recognition by mainstream authoritative media of GWM HYDROGEN FTXT's long-term deep cultivation in the hydrogen and fuel cell field and its demonstration results, as well as another recognition of the company's technical strength and industrial insight.
Facing the key window period of hydrogen energy scale application during the "15th Five-Year Plan," GWM HYDROGEN FTXT will continue to be based in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, serve national pilot city clusters, adhere to both technology iteration and scenario verification, continuously break through cost and life bottlenecks, and work in synergy with upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain, state-owned enterprise partners, and local governments to jointly promote hydrogen energy from pilot to scale, from demonstration to commercialization, contributing corporate strength.
