Landing in Hannover, DFAC Delivers China's Commercial Vehicle Hydrogen Answer

The 72nd International Commercial Vehicle and Accessories Exhibition in Hannover, Germany—the hottest topic of the entire show was none other than: zero-carbon transition. On the broad NEW ENERGY track, DFAC chose hydrogen. At the Hannover show, DFAC, in a 630 m² exhibition hall, showcased three hydrogen-powered complete vehicles, globally debuted a 400kW fuel cell product and key technologies, presented its own hydrogen solution to the world, and gave the world a new understanding of the industrial value of hydrogen commercial vehicles and the innovative strength of Chinese brands.

Advance Planning, Anchoring the Hydrogen Zero-Carbon Track.

At the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, DFAC released "DFAC Rise 2030", relying on the "Tianyuan Intelligence, Tianjing Zero Carbon, and Tianji Set Sail" plans, striving to build an intelligent, green, and international DFAC and create a new development pattern. "Tianyuan Intelligence" focuses on intelligent driving and intelligent connectivity, giving commercial vehicles smarter operational capabilities; "Tianjing Zero Carbon" anchors clean power such as hydrogen, promoting deep decarbonization of the transportation sector; "Tianji Set Sail" points to a global layout, bringing Chinese commercial vehicle technologies and products to the world. This time, DFAC landed in Hannover with hydrogen-powered complete vehicles and key technology products, which is a concentrated display of the technological achievements of "Tianjing Zero Carbon" and an important step in the overseas journey of "Tianji Set Sail".

Why did DFAC firmly choose the hydrogen track? The Medium- and Long-Term Plan for the Development of the Hydrogen Energy Industry (2021-2035), issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, points out that hydrogen energy is an important carrier for achieving green and low-carbon development at energy-consuming terminals, and that we should focus on promoting the application of hydrogen fuel cell medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and promote the green transformation of transportation. At the same time, hydrogen fuel cells have the characteristics of high efficiency, fast refueling, low startup temperature, and low emissions, are suitable for long-distance heavy-load transportation scenarios, and fill the capability gap of pure electric products in the line-haul logistics field. Taking into account both the actual needs of commercial scenarios and the direction of national energy transition, hydrogen energy has become a key choice for DFAC in deploying zero-carbon commercial vehicles.

Nearly Three Decades of Deep Cultivation, Building a Solid Foundation for Hydrogen Technology.

This choice is not a short-term bandwagon layout, but the result of nearly 30 years of continuous deep cultivation and accumulation. For many years, DFAC has continued to tackle the R&D of the entire hydrogen technology chain, overcoming core technologies such as catalysts, membrane electrodes, bipolar plates, stacks, systems, and hydrogen storage, achieving a 100% localization rate of key components, and building a solid foundation for supply chain security. Relying on two industrialization bases in Wuhan and Shiyan, it has built large-scale manufacturing capabilities, laying a hardware foundation for technology implementation and product cost reduction.

On top of technological innovation, an intellectual property system has been built simultaneously. DFAC's hydrogen-related patents exceed 2,000, covering all dimensions such as materials, integration, and safety, giving it technical discourse power in the industry. Its self-developed 400kW hydrogen fuel cell has passed the 10,000-hour durability verification under the new national standard, and its long-life characteristics match the high-intensity operating needs of commercial vehicles; relying on the T1 commercial vehicle NEW ENERGY platform, hydrogen models, through excellent hydrogen consumption performance, greatly reduce users' total life-cycle use costs. Beyond technology and products, DFAC has also driven the clustering of more than 50 local upstream and downstream hydrogen enterprises, built a complete industrial closed loop of "production-storage-transportation-refueling-utilization", and driven the entire ecosystem forward in coordination.

Debuting in Hannover, Delivering Hydrogen Solutions to the World.

With this set of hydrogen commercial vehicle solutions and commercial operation experience tempered in the domestic market, DFAC appeared in Hannover, directly presenting its technological accumulation in the hydrogen field to the global industry. Unlike the export of single-point components, DFAC brings a complete solution from core stacks to complete vehicles, balancing product performance and commercial economy. On the international stage, this is not only an external display of technological achievements, but also a powerful expression of the confidence of Chinese commercial vehicle brands, conveying to the world the real strength of Chinese enterprises participating in the global zero-carbon transformation of transportation.

The appearance in Hannover is only a new starting point for DFAC's global hydrogen layout. Relying on this exhibition's global voice window, DFAC will continue to implement the "Tianji Set Sail" global development concept, rely on the mature T1 commercial vehicle NEW ENERGY platform, export hydrogen complete vehicles and complete hydrogen solutions adapted to local needs to overseas markets, and connect with global procurement customers and industry chain partners. In the future, DFAC will also continue to work with global upstream and downstream enterprises to improve hydrogen supporting infrastructure, share its nearly 30 years of accumulated technical reserves and domestic large-scale operation experience, build an open and win-win global hydrogen industry ecosystem, continue to export mature and implementable Chinese hydrogen solutions to the world, and contribute the strength of a Chinese automaker to achieving the global zero-carbon goal.