India: government launches the first hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck trial

India's government continues to introduce alternative fuels to reduce the country’s dependence on imported crude petroleum. One of these alternative fuels, hydrogen, will also help to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector.

On March 4, 2025, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways and the Minister of New and Renewable Energy launched India’s first trial of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks.

Sixteen heavy-duty trucks from Tata Motors, with different configurations and load capacities, will run on two types of engine technology: (1) hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle and (2) hydrogen internal combustion engine. The hydrogen fuel will be supplied by Indian Oil. The project's aim is to study t