FAW Jiefang Opens 6DV Super Factory, Unveils First Hydrogen Engine
FAW Jiefang's 6DV super factory began operation in Dalian, China, on December 5, alongside the debut of its first hydrogen engine, the CA6HV3.
50,000 engines
620 million yuan
9,249.54 tonnes
What Happened
FAW Jiefang, the commercial vehicle arm of FAW Group, announced that its 6DV super factory has officially gone into operation in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning province. The factory started construction in July 2022 with a total investment of 620 million yuan and an annual production capacity of 50,000 engines. It utilizes green and energy-saving technologies, reducing carbon emissions by 9,249.54 tonnes and hazardous waste emissions by 106.5 tonnes every year.
Construction of FAW Jiefang 6DV super factory began
Factory started operation and CA6HV3 hydrogen engine unveiled
The CA6HV3 hydrogen engine is capable of achieving zero carbon emissions and is independently developed by FAW Jiefang. It is the first direct-injection hydrogen engine for heavy commercial trucks in China. Its thermal efficiency leads the Chinese market, and its B10 life plays a leading role in the auto industry.
Why this matters
This marks a significant step for China's commercial vehicle sector towards zero-emission hydrogen propulsion, with a factory capable of producing 50,000 engines annually.
Terms in This Story
- Hydrogen engine
- An internal combustion engine that uses hydrogen as fuel instead of gasoline or diesel, producing only water vapor as exhaust.
- B10 life
- A reliability metric indicating the number of operating hours at which 10% of a population of engines are expected to have failed.
- Thermal efficiency
- The ratio of useful work output to the heat energy input in an engine, expressed as a percentage.
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