Toyota Mirai 車主被要求要經常加滿氫氣 - 汽車

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原文內容：

Hydrogen Shortage Hits Hard: Toyota Mirai Owners Urged To Top Up Frequently
標題：來自於氫氣短缺的沉重打擊：Mirai 車主被要求要經常加滿氫氣


Hydrogen shortages in California are causing trouble with refueling hydrogen
fuel cell cars, particularly in the Los Angeles area.

加州的氫氣短缺給氫燃料電池汽車加氫帶來了麻煩，特別是在洛杉磯地區。

We were often told that hydrogen is the most abundant element, so we wonder
how it could be that there are shortages? Especially shortages at places like
hydrogen refueling stations, where there should be hydrogen everywhere.

氫是最豐富的元素，所以我們想知道怎麼會短缺？ 特別是加氫站等地方的短缺，
應該到處都有氫氣。

According to a Green Car Reports article, at least at some of the 33 hydrogen
refueling stations in California, FCVs owners might be surprised by a lack of
hydrogen.

根據Green Car Reports 的一篇文章，至少在加州的33個加氫站，FCV的車主可能會
因氫氣短缺而感到驚訝。

At one station there is even a message with info from Toyota: “Be advised:
Hydrogen delivery issues everywhere. Don’t take chances, top off frequently.
Toyota hotline says dealers know, will comp you for rental car.”

在一個加氫站點，甚至還貼了一張來自Toyota 的公告：

“請注意：氫氣運送問題隨時有可能發生。 不要冒險，經常加滿。
Toyota 熱線說，經銷商知道這問題，將為您提供租車服務。”

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Not only Toyota Mirai drivers (3,687 sales by the end of June 2018) but also
those with Honda Clarity Fuel Cell and Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles will
be affected.

不僅Toyota Mirai 車主（2018年6月底前總銷量為3,687輛），還有Honda Clarity 和
Hyundai Tucson FCV 將受到影響。
(註：Mirai 2015年8月開始在美國銷售)

Well, the cause seems to be unexpected disruptions at Air Products, which
supplies the hydrogen. They are suggesting it will be early August before
supplies are restored.

原因似乎是供應氫氣的Air Products 公司的意外。他們暗示將在8月初恢復供應。

“Toyota is aware that certain fuel-cell vehicle owners in the Los Angeles
area are currently experiencing refueling challenges because of limited
hydrogen supply at several local fueling stations. While the station operator
works to resolve this short-term issue, we are working with our Mirai
(fuel-cell car) customers to help identify alternative fueling options,
including as a temporary measure, opening our commercial hydrogen fueling
station at the Port of Long Beach…We sincerely regret the current
inconvenience for our customers,” Toyota said in a statement emailed to
Green Car Reports.”

Toyota 意識到LA 地區的某些FCV 車主目前正在經歷加氫挑戰，因為幾個當地加氫站
的氫氣供應有限。 當加氫站運營商努力解決這個短期問題時，我們正在與我們的Mirai
客戶合作，幫助確保替代燃料選擇，包括作為臨時措施，在Port of Long Beach 開放
我們的商用氫燃料站......我們真誠地為我們的客戶帶來的不便表示遺憾，
“Toyota 在發給Green Car Reports 的email 中如此說道。”

And here is what Green Car Reports learned from Air Products spokesman Arthur
George:

以下是Green Car Reports 從Air Products 發言人Arthur George 那裡聽來的：

“We are actively working to resolve this unexpected disruption, which has
been caused by a contemporaneous series of unrelated issues at several liquid
hydrogen production and supply sites. We are addressing the matter as rapidly
as we can and are hopeful to have the situation remedied and have restored
regular hydrogen supply in the early days of August. We regret any
inconvenience that may have resulted…. We regret any inconvenience fueling
customers may be currently experiencing, and reassure you we are focused on
resolving the issue as soon as possible,”

Well, we can now add worries of lack of hydrogen to the lists of doubts we
have connected to FCVs.

心得/說明：

Mirai 在北美賣了兩年11個月賣出36xx 輛，主要的問題除了產能極為有限之外

需求也是一大問題

雖然FCV 對比BEV 有著補充燃料快速的優點

但前提是基礎設施要完善、數量多，供應也要不虞匱乏

如果開去加氫站來回要半小時，加氫5分鐘

那相對於可以在家充電的BEV 來說反而是多花時間

FCV 想在家裡補充燃料是幾乎不可能的(需要投入的資金跟空間太多)

另外氫氣也跟汽油一樣，需要車輛運輸到站點

這新聞就是因為氫氣供應商出問題而導致無氫可加

目前FCV 也開不出加州，因為站點實在太少了，找不到地方加氫

這些目前就直接面對的問題，導致FCV 需求不高

除非有哪間大車廠轉型成能源供應商
(靠政府的話可能需要十幾年或幾十年都還不一定辦的成，變數太多)

先自行砸下大筆金錢建設基礎設施與確保氫氣供應
(一座加氫站不含土地需花費3-500萬鎂)

否則對消費者來說，看到加氫站那麼少，就很難提升FCV 的需求

另外就是目前加氫對比BEV 所需的電費其實是很貴的(Toyota 有補貼Mirai 車主)

不過若是用在商用的大客車大卡車上，因為路線固定不需要很多加氫站

FCV 就很適合

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