Tata Motors begins trial for hydrogen-fuelled trucks

Tata Motors, country’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, commenced the first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks to assess their viability for long-haul transportation solutions. The trial phase will span up to 24 months and involves deployment of 16 such vehicles with varying configurations and payload capacities. These trucks, equipped with new age Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

Tata Motors, Indian Oil Corp to drive first hydrogen truck pilot project

Tata Motors, in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), will roll out trucks powered by hydrogen internal combustion engines on a pilot basis this quarter, leading the way for the use of green hydrogen in the transport sector.  This project is part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission. This pilot will run for 12-18 months

Tata Motors bets big on hydrogen as its future fuel

Tata Motors is actively exploring a dozen alternative fuel options, including three hydrogen-based technologies, as it strives for net-zero emissions. In a recent investor presentation, Tata Motors outlined its strategy for a future beyond conventional diesel in the CV space. In it, hydrogen emerged as a key focus area, particularly for medium and heavy-duty trucks

Tata Motors unveils facilities to develop hydrogen propulsion

Tata Motors unveiled two state-of-the-art, new-age R&D facilities for offering sustainable mobility solutions. They constitute an engine test cell for development of an hydrogen internal combustion engine and the necessary infrastructure for storage and dispensing of hydrogen fuel for the Fuel Cell and H2ICE vehicles. It plans to indigenously develop hydrogen-fuelled, zero-emission propulsion systems at

Tata Motors aims to achieve netzero emissions by 2045

Tata Motors has pledged to transform its facilities into net-zero greenhouse gas emissions sites by 2045, and it is actively pursuing various technologies, such as electric and hydrogen fuel, to accomplish this goal, as stated by Executive Director Girish Wagh. The organization, valued at $37 billion and holding a prominent position in the commercial vehicle

Tata Motors to showcase hydrogen-powered prototype

Tata Motors has revealed its plans for hydrogen-powered passenger vehicles on its social media platform. In a recent post, the Indian brand teased a poster with the words ‘Accelerating Greener Mobility,’ with a hydrogen fuel tank in the vicinity. Tata Motors aspires to be a leader in green mobility by implementing new methods to reduce

Cummins and Tata Motors to collaborate for net zero emission

Cummins Inc and Tata Motors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the design and development of low and zero-emission propulsion technology solutions for commercial vehicles in India, including hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines, fuel cells, and battery electric vehicle systems. In 1993, the two engineering companies came together to fulfill their goal of

Tata Motors collaborates with Cummins for hydrogen-powered engines

Cummins Inc said that it has signed an agreement with Indian automaker Tata Motors to develop hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines, fuel cells and battery electric vehicle systems for commercial automobiles in India. Several automakers, including Tata Motors, are aggressively shifting towards greener forms of energy for their vehicles as they try to reduce their dependence

Tata Motors to expand its portfolio with alternative fuels

Tata Motors, one of top automotive companies in India, plans to expand its portfolio of commercial vehicles run by alternative fuel, said the company’s top official. There are six types of alternative fuels available in India — CNG, Compressed Biogas (CBG), autogas (LPG), ethanol-blended petrol, biodiesel and hydrogen energy. The company, he said, has been

Tata Motors aims to ignite hydrogen in ICE

While the eventual goal of all commercial vehicle players is hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles, Tata Motors also wants to burn hydrogen inside the existing internal combustion engine to power its trucks and buses. Tata Motors, however, also wants to use hydrogen inside the existing internal combustion engine (ICE, which uses diesel and petrol/CNG as