India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh recently launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune.

• This bus has zero emissions compared to a diesel bus plying on long distance routes which usually emits 100 tonnes of CO2 annually.

• In terms of CO2 emissions, about 12-14 percent of CO2 emissions in India come from diesel-powered heavy vehicles.

•  At the same time, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will prove to be excellent means to eliminate on-road emissions in the region.