Hydrogen FCEV

Before 2020, subsidies for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles were implemented. In September 2020, the government implemented the demonstration application of hydrogen FCEV, replacing hydrogen FCEV subsidies with rewards for hydrogen FCEV demonstration cities.

In August 2021, the Chinese government selected 29 cities for its first batch of hydrogen FCEV demonstration cities. This authorized an uptake of 1.1 credits for each hydrogen FCEV, with the credit per vehicle reduced yearly. Every credit received is equal to CNY 100,000 (USD 15,700). Some demonstration cities provide an additional subsidy for enterprises promoting the hydrogen FCEV in the city, such as: