Tata Cars has started out the trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-obligation vans in india, marking a massive step in the direction of reducing emissions in long-haul freight transport.
The undertaking, funded by means of the Ministry of Recent and Renewable Power under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, aims to assess the feasibility of hydrogen as a clean gasoline alternative for commercial vehicles.
The trial was released in New delhi in the presence of Union minister of Street Delivery and Highways nitin gadkari and Union minister of Recent and Renewable Strength Pralhad Joshi. It will involve 16 hydrogen-powered vehicles running on key freight corridors, including Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, Surat, Vadodara, Jamshedpur, and Kalinganagar. The trial is expected to last as long as 24 months.
Tata vehicles will set up vehicles equipped with each Hydrogen Inner Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) and Hydrogen Gas Cell Electric Powered Automobile (H2-FCEV) technologies. The models encompass the Tata Prima H.55S prime movers (available in H2-ICE and FCEV variants) and the Tata Prima H.28 H2-ICE truck, with operational variety among 300-500 km.
The initiative is anticipated to provide insights into the economic viability of hydrogen-powered vans, as well as the infrastructure required to guide hydrogen mobility in India.
Tata automobiles has been actively operating on opportunity fuel solutions, together with battery electric, CNG, LNG, and hydrogen technologies. The agency has previously deployed hydrogen FCEV buses in india as part of an earlier project.
The trial data-aligns with India's broader purpose of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 and is seen as a vital step in decarbonizing the U.S.'s transportation area.
The corporation had in advance received a fleet of 15 hydrogen FCEV buses, which were deployed on indian roads.