Hydrogen Will Soon Power Buses & Planes In India :Nitin Gadkari

In his address at the News18 Rising India Summit on Wednesday, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that India will soon have hydrogen buses running on its streets in addition to using hydrogen to fuel airplanes.

"We aspire to be Energy exporter and not an importer. Keeping this in mind, India is looking at the future of transport. We will soon use hydrogen to fuel airplanes," Gadkari said that shortly, buses powered by hydrogen will also be introduced in India. According to the BJP leaders, India is the world's leading producer of electrolyzers.

"We are not just manufacturing hub of electrolyzers, we are also exporting it to countries like the United States,"  according to Gadkari. According to reports, the Union Minister drove a hydrogen-powered car to the News18 summit venue. Brown, black, and green hydrogen are the three different types. We want to produce green hydrogen using waste materials and waste water.

Using this method, it is possible to go over 400 kilometres for only Rs 80, according to Gadkari, who added that "The Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru has figured out a way to make green hydrogen with bio waste without power,"  According to Gadkari, once green hydrogen generation is scaled up, it may be utilised to significantly lower transportation costs nationwide while also being environmentally friendly. ELECTRIC VEHICLE FUTURE Gadkari also highlighted the prospects for electric cars in India and said that the country would soon see the introduction of electric tractors.

THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Gadkari also discussed the prospects for electric cars in India and said that the country would soon see the introduction of electric tractors. The union minister said, “Along with electric tractors, we will be increasing the number of electric buses across India,”
“For a diesel bus, it costs Rs 115/per kilometer. However, for electric buses it would cost Rs 39/per km for non-AC buses and Rs 41/km for AC buses,”  according to Gadkari.