What’s the biggest pain about an electric bike? The battery. Then there’s its weight, which necessitates the bike itself be big and bulky, and therefore a nuisance to other road users. Well, all that’s about to change, as hydrogen bikes are coming to Nanjing!
电动自行车最大的痛点是什么？电池。然后是它的重量，这使得自行车本身又大又笨重，因此对其他道路使用者造成滋扰。好吧，随着氢能自行车来到南京，这一切即将改变！
Yesterday, 28 September, was the day China’s first hydrogen-powered bicycle went on sale. The bike supports 2.5 hours of continuous riding, has a range of 55 kilometres, a maximum speed of 22 kilometres per hour and a price tag of ¥12,800.
昨天，9月28日，是中国第一辆氢动力自行车上市的日子。该车支持2.5小时连续骑行，续航里程55公里，最高时速22公里，售价12800日元。
And being the first, it’s called the Alpha. Even better, it’s the product of a company based right here in our very own Jiangsu Province; Yong’anhang Technology Co., Ltd., out of Changzhou City.
作为第一个，它被称为阿尔法。更棒的是，它是我们江苏省一家公司的产品；永安航科技有限公司,出常州市。
The location of their headquarters is also likely at least partially behind the decision to initially only market the Alpha series of bikes across the Yangtze River Delta.
他们总部的所在地也可能至少部分影响了他们最初只在长三角地区销售阿尔法系列自行车的决定。
Together with Nanjing, the cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou are among those where the Alpha will be available, reports The Paper.
据澎湃新闻报道，与南京一样，上海、杭州和苏州也将上市阿尔法。
At the Alpha’s launch, Sun Jisheng, Chairman of Yong’anhang, introduced that the Alpha is a prime example of one of the development paths which can help China achieve its “double carbon” goals and realize the transformation of the country’s national energy strategy.
在阿尔法发布会上，永安行董事长孙继胜介绍，阿尔法是帮助中国实现“双碳”目标、实现国家能源战略转型的发展路径之一的典范。
But where will I go to change my hydrogen tank?
但我该去哪里更换氢气罐呢？
Nowhere. Until there can be sufficient a network of locations to swap out hydrogen tanks, owners of the Alpha series can enjoy the luxury of a new tank delivered to their home whenever necessary.
无处。在有足够的地点网络来更换氢气罐之前，Alpha 系列的车主可以在必要时享受送货到家的新罐的奢华服务。
And how long will it take to change the 0.7-litre tank? 10 seconds. That will be a nice change from those heavy, electric-bike batteries and their hours upon hours of charge time.
0.7升的油箱需要多长时间换一次？ 10秒。与那些笨重的电动自行车电池及其长达数小时的充电时间相比，这将是一个很好的改变。
Enjoy it while you can. Sun, somewhat optimistically, also said, “In the future, in a city like Shanghai, where one million people ride hydrogen-powered bicycles, we will set up hydrogen-replacement devices in residential areas or related service areas”.
趁你还可以的时候尽情享受吧。孙先生也有些乐观地表示，“未来，在上海这样一个拥有100万人骑乘氢动力自行车的城市，我们将在居民区或相关服务区设置氢气替代装置”。
While waiting for that day to come, owners of Alpha series bikes can enjoy 500 bottles of replacement-hydrogen tanks and a service after 26,000 kilometres of travel, within 5 years of purchase.
在等待这一天到来的同时，Alpha系列自行车的车主可以在购买后5年内享受500瓶替换氢罐以及行驶26,000公里后的服务。
When you think about it, that’s not a bad deal. After all, if you spend ¥4 per day, 5 days per week, on your metro ride to and from work, that’s ¥1,000 per year.
当你仔细想想，这并不是一件坏事。毕竟，如果您每周 5 天、每天在上下班地铁上花费 4 日元，那么每年就是 1,000 日元。
And just as with lithium batteries, prices for hydrogen fuel cells are also expected to drop significantly in the coming years. So expect the Alpha to become cheaper too.
与锂电池一样，氢燃料电池的价格预计在未来几年也会大幅下降。因此预计 Alpha 也会变得更便宜。
On paper, it’s all fantastic news, of course. Yet, there are many obstacles still to overcome, not least safety considerations. If electric bike batteries charging in homes are a danger, what of hundreds of bikes laden with tanks of hydrogen parked willy nilly?
从纸面上看，这当然是个好消息。然而，仍有许多障碍需要克服，尤其是安全考虑。如果电动自行车电池在家里充电是一种危险，那么数百辆装满氢气的自行车随意停放又如何呢？
