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With an objective to promote the development of commercially viable hydrogen-based technologies in the transport sector, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has initiated five pilot projects to deploy hydrogen-powered buses and trucks as a part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The pilot projects will include 37 vehicles—15 hydrogen fuel cell-based and 22 hydrogen internal combustion engine-based—and nine ...

Touching upon the role of all key stakeholders including the government, manufacturers, buyers, users, lenders and states, Karthick Athmanathan, Professor of Practice – IIT Madras, spoke to TrafficInfratech on how the trucking can achieve 100% Zero Emission Truck (ZET) sales by 2047, in tune with India’s commitment to become Net Zero by 2070 and the mission of attaining Viksit Bharat ...

Ashok Leyland has supplied of 633 vehicles and spare parts to the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Government of Zimbabwe. Under the contract, Ashok Leyland will also provide training to the buyer’s technical staff in operation and maintenance of the products. The vehicles will be utilized by the Ministry for promotion of domestic tourism, supporting international tourism, disaster management, ...

States throughout the country are investing more in public transport. 22 State Road Transport Corporations have placed orders for more than 6700 buses with bus manufacturers Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission-II (JnNURM). The buses are specially designed for urban transport. Ashok Leyland’s JanBus and JanBus Midi are specially designed for feeder services. ...

Gurinder Singh Arora of Autocreates will start a Drivers’ Training Institute in Panvel, Maharashtra soon. Apart from the training they receive, the drivers will also undergo an image make-over lest they be treated in a crude manner on the highways by traffic inspectors, RTO officials and the police. It is no secret that India’s biggest challenge from the viewpoint of ...

Top bus and truck manufacturers are set to introduce new and better models of the vehicles in the Indian commercial vehicle market. The move is thanks to the good economic conditions in the country, and the sustained expansion and improvement in transportation infrastructure. At the recent Auto Expo 2012, top players from India and abroad – Man Force, Paccar, Tata ...