On April 25th, during the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group and Bosch Commercial Vehicle Group officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in the research and development of alcohol-hydrogen electric technology, core system integration, and global market layout, jointly building an alcohol-hydrogen electric ecological system covering “clean energy development – innovation of alcohol-hydrogen electric technology – adaptation of vehicles across all platforms”. As early as 2022, Farizon and Bosch had already implemented multiple technical cooperation projects such as the electric drive system for heavy-duty trucks and alcohol-hydrogen electric technology. This cooperation marks an upgrade of the partnership between the two sides from single-project cooperation to an all-round strategic partnership. Through the deep integration of Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle’s products across all platforms and Bosch’s full range of commercial vehicle technical solutions, they will accelerate the implementation of the “Double Carbon” goal in the transportation field.
Wang Weiliang, President of the Board of Directors of Bosch Intelligent Mobility Group in China, Deng Yonghan, Chief Technology Officer of Bosch Commercial Vehicle Group in China of Bosch Intelligent Mobility Group, Peng Peimin, Chief Marketing Officer of Bosch Commercial Vehicle Group in China of Bosch Intelligent Mobility Group, Zhou Jianqun, Chairman of Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group, Guo Lei, Vice President, Shangguan Yunfei, Vice President, and relevant business leaders attended the signing ceremony.
Methanol is the best energy storage carrier for wind, solar, and electricity, and also the best carrier for hydrogen storage. As a liquid fuel under normal temperature and pressure, methanol is convenient for storage and transportation and has been hailed as the “future oil” and “green oil” in the industry. Relying on Geely’s 20-year accumulation of methanol technology, Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle has created a characteristic strategic technical route of alcohol-hydrogen electric. Based on electrification, methanol is used as liquid hydrogen to directly replace the traditional hydrogen fuel cell system for power generation and power supply. Compared with fuel vehicles and natural gas vehicles, alcohol-hydrogen electric is cleaner; compared with pure electric vehicles, it is more convenient, economical, and practical. As the world’s largest commercial vehicle market, promoting alcohol-hydrogen electric vehicles in China can not only solve the problem of high logistics costs in China but also ensure national energy security. During the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, the Farizon Xinghan H alcohol-hydrogen electric heavy-duty truck and the Farizon alcohol-hydrogen electric Super VAN were presented at the Alcohol-Hydrogen Technology Exhibition booth, attracting extensive attention from audiences and media at home and abroad.
In August 2024, the “Opinions on Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development” issued by the state clearly included the construction of methanol refueling stations in the national plan. Up to now, national ministries and commissions and various provinces and cities have issued more than 50 policy documents supporting the promotion and application of alcohol-hydrogen vehicles. As a technology and service provider that has been deeply engaged in China’s commercial vehicle field for more than 20 years, Bosch also released the white paper “The Application Prospect of Green Methanol in the Transportation Field under the Double Carbon Goal” this year, pointing out that green methanol is an effective path to achieve carbon neutrality in the transportation field. Based on a high degree of recognition of the alcohol-hydrogen electric technical route, Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle and Bosch Commercial Vehicle will give full play to their respective core advantages, further enhance product competitiveness, and provide users with comprehensive solutions for green, efficient, and intelligent commercial vehicles. At the same time, the two sides will accelerate the promotion of alcohol-hydrogen electric vehicles and jointly create an alcohol-hydrogen ecosystem covering the entire chain. In this cooperation, the two sides will work together to accelerate the promotion and launch of intelligent electric and alcohol-hydrogen electric commercial vehicles. In the second half of this year, the first batch of 1,000 new energy commercial vehicles jointly developed by the two sides is planned to be launched in the domestic and overseas markets.
Under the guidance of the “1.2.3.3” alcohol-hydrogen ecological strategy, Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle has gradually formed a coordinated development of green methanol production, methanol refueling, and alcohol-electric vehicles, and has won recognition from multiple aspects including policies, the industrial chain, and users. The circle of friends of the alcohol-hydrogen ecosystem is expanding. In the future, Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle will continue to work hand in hand with strategic partners, innovate the model of industrial collaborative cooperation, fully realize complementary advantages, and accelerate the new future of the alcohol-hydrogen era.
