India, March 4 -- Tata Motors, one of the leading commercial vehicle manufacturers in the country, has commenced its first-ever trials for hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks in India.

The pilot scheduled for 24 months will see 16 hydrogen-powered trucks ply across the country in varying configurations and payload capacities. These HD trucks feature Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines (H2-ICE) and fuel cell (H2-FCEV) technologies with a claimed range of around 300-500 km. The testing will be conducted on popular freight routes around Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, Vadodara, Jamshedpur and Kalinganagar. This aligns with the country's vision of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070.

The hydrogen trucks were flagged of by Nitin Gadkari, Union Mi...