India's first indigenous Hydrogen fuel cell bus unveiled in Pune

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday unveiled India’s first indigenous Hydrogen fuel cell bus in Pune. The Hydrogen fuel cell bus is developed by the CSIR - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and KPIT Limited.

Yesterday, the Union Minister shared a video on Twitter providing a glimpse of the hydrogen fuel cell bus with a caption, “VIDEO: Inspired by PM Sh @NarendraModi's National Green Hydrogen Mission, unveiled India's first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-#CSIR at #Pune, supported by Union Ministry of Science & Technology.”


At the event, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Hydrogen Vision’ aim is to make India self-reliant (Aatmanirbhar) to meet weather change goals, clean energy as well as create employment in the sector.

The fuel cell makes use of hydrogen and air in order to produce electricity and power the bus, hence making it the environment-friendly transportation mode, quoted Dr. Jitendra Singh in the press release.

If a diesel bus is to be compared, it typically emits 100 tons of CO2 per annum on long-distance routes and there are millions of buses across the country, states the official release. Further, Dr. Jitendra Singh added that the hydrogen fuel cell trucks’ operational cost is comparatively lower than the diesel buses and this could bring a revolutionary change across the nation.”

"About 12-14 percent of CO2 emissions come from diesel-powered heavy vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles provide excellent means to eliminate on-road emissions in this sector," added the Union Minister.
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