Gadkari To Inaugurate Pilot Project For Hydrogen Based Advanced Fuel Cell EV 'Toyota Mirai' Today

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari will launch the pilot project for Hydrogen based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) on Wednesday (16 March), according to an official release.

This would be a first of its kind project in the country aimed at spreading awareness about Hydrogen, FCEV technology and disseminating its benefits to support hydrogen-based society for India, the Road Transport Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said that India is committed to a cleaner energy and low-carbon pathway for achieving accelerated economic growth, and hydrogen is a key element of the energy strategy and would play a key role in the low carbon energy pathways.

"Green Hydrogen offers huge opportunities to decarbonise a range of sectors including road transportation and is gaining unprecedented momentum globally," the ministry said,

It added that the transportation powered by Green hydrogen are going to be a key technology option of the future with significant application, especially across bigger cars, buses, trucks, ships and trains and best suited for medium to long distances.

"Aligning with Prime Minister’s vision of achieving Energy Independence, and as a part of Toyota commitment towards promoting sustainability by adopting multiple pathways to enable energy shift from fossil fuel and towards the conservation of our environment, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. along with International Center for Automotive Technology (ICAT) are conducting a Pilot project to study and evaluate the world’s most advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Toyota Mirai which runs on hydrogen, on Indian roads and climatic conditions," the ministry said.

Gadkari would be inaugurating this pilot project and also demonstrating Toyota Mirai FCEV today in Delhi.