Tata Motors And Cummins Collaborate For Hydrogen Engines For CVs

The largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India, Tata Motors, and U.S.-based Cummins has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the companies said on Monday. In India, the collaboration will focus on designing and developing low- and zero-emission propulsion systems, such as internal combustion engines that run on hydrogen, fuel cells, and battery electric vehicle systems.

One of the first markets to get Cummins' hydrogen engines, a crucial technology to promote decarbonization, will be India. At Bombay House, the Tata Sons headquarters in Mumbai, the MoU was signed in the presence of N Chandrasekaran, executive chairman of Tata Sons and chairman of Tata Motors, and Tom Linebarger, executive chairman of Cummins.

According to Chandrasekaran, “The shift to sustainable mobility is irreversible and Tata Motors is committed to being among the leaders of green mobility. We are taking definitive steps to drive this global megatrend forward in each of our businesses,”

According  to Linebarger, "We firmly believe that this collaboration is a crucial step toward realising India's Green Hydrogen Mission."

The companies have collaborated with one another before. Tata Motors, which provides mobility solutions in India, and Cummins, which aids in the delivery of those solutions through their products and services, joined up in 1993 to provide cleaner vehicle technology solutions to the Indian market.

Linebarger, emphasizing “Cummins and Tata Motors have a strong history of partnership, and the next step into low and zero-emissions technologies is an exciting development for zero-emissions transportation,”

By 2050, Cummins plans to have zero emissions. It states that it is taking a dual course, investing in new, zero-emission products while also cutting emissions from internal combustion engines. It invests about $1 billion annually in the study and creation of new technologies.