Hyperdrive

China’s Father of Electric Cars Says Hydrogen Is the Future

  • Auto-industry visionary says country needs ‘hydrogen society’
  • Move could be game changer for struggling fuel-cell industry
China's Father of Electric Cars Says Hydrogen Is the Future
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

His vision to make China an electric-vehicle powerhouse revolutionized the global auto industry, cementing a move away from the combustion engine. Now, Wan Gang says get ready for the next game-changing moment.

The world’s biggest car market is set to embrace hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles the way it did EVs, Wan, who’s been called the father of China’s electric-car movement, said in a rare interview in Beijing on June 9.