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India's First Ever Hydrogen Truck: Tata Motors launched India's first hydrogen powered truck, which was flagged off by Nitin Gadkari on 4 March 2025. This trial will run 24 months and 16 hydrogen wow …Read more
This is India's first hydrogen powered truck.
Highlights
- Tata Motors launched India's first hydrogen truck.
- Nitin Gadkari flagged off on 4 March 2025.
- The trial of 16 hydrogen trucks will last for 24 months.
New Delhi. Tata Motors has become very popular as an automobile brand in the past. The company also established itself as India's number 2 brand, leaving behind Hyundai in terms of sales. During this time, keeping in mind the needs of customers and market, the company has launched many new models. Now the company has launched India's first hydrogen powered truck in the market while doing another feat. This historical trial, which is an important step towards making long -range cargo transports sustainable. It was flagged off on 4 March 2025.
On this occasion, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, Nitin Gadkari said, “There is a fuel of Hydrogen Future, which has immense possibilities to change the transport sector of India. This will reduce carbon emissions and energy will increase self -sufficiency. Such efforts will intensify durable dynamics in heavy trucks and will take us closer to a skilled, lace-carbon future. I congratulate Tata Motors for this important step. “
The trial phase will run for 24 months and will use 16 advance hydrogen -powered vehicles, which will have different configurations and payload capabilities. These trucks will be equipped with new era, hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2-states) and fuel cells (H2-Fcev) techniques, and will be tested on major cargo routes in India, including Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, Surat, Vadodara, Jamshedpur and Kalingnagar.
Greed vehicles are examples of a comprehensive approach to hydrogen dynamics of Tata Motors, including hydrogen internal combination engine (H2ice) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) techniques. It consists of two Tata Prima H.55s Prime Movers- one by H2ice Poward and the other by FCEV, as well as Tata Prima H.28, one advance H2ice truck. With a range of 300–500 km, these vehicles are designed for durable, cost-effective and top performance transport. With premium primer cabin and advanced driver-antic safety, these improve the driver's comfort, lack of fatigue and productivity, while new standard of security in trucking.
New Delhi,Delhi
March 06, 2025, 12:50 IST
Tata created history, launches India's first hydrogen fuel truck