Kathmandu, May 21 -- DSM Global Company said it would be rolling out Grove brand hydrogen-powered cars in Nepal. The company signed an agreement with Grove Hydrogen Automotive Company, China on April 19 to import hydrogen cars for the first time in Nepal. It plans to receive deliveries next year.

Hydrogen cars use hydrogen gas produced from industrial waste as fuel and are zero-emission vehicles. Fuel cell vehicles convert hydrogen gas into electricity which runs a motor. The process produces water and heat as a by-product.

Devshworup Maharjan, managing director of the company, said that hydrogen vehicles are noise and pollution free. Hydrogen cars can go 1,000 km on 5 kg of hydrogen, which is more economical compared to fossil fuel veh...