Why are commercial vehicle manufacturers switching to hydrogen fuel?

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Leyland's Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicle. Source: Ashok Leyland Ltd.

Why are commercial vehicle manufacturers switching to hydrogen fuel?

Kriti Saraiya | Indiatimes.com | Aug 30, 2023

New Delhi: On January 4, 2023, the Union Cabinet passed the National Green Hydrogen Mission that will aid in promoting the hydrogen ecosystem. Following this approval, this mission was incorporated in the Union Budget for FY24 with an allocation of INR 19,744 crore. The mission targets annual green hydrogen production of 5 MMT (million metric tonnes) by 2030, to decarbonize the industrial, mobility, and energy sectors, and to minimize the dependence on imported fossil fuels and feedstock.

The following Q&A aims to clear the possible doubts about hydrogen as a fuel for commercial vehicle internal combustion engines.

Q: Why do we require zero-emission battery electric and hydrogen technology vehicles?

The transportation sector contributes 24% of direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, which produces 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Zero-emission technology vehicle aids in the green industrial, environmental, and economic transition...

...India can save up to USD 15 billion to USD 20 billion annually in fossil fuel imports when it replaces fossil fuel in the end-use sectors with locally produced hydrogen. The renewable energy power requirement for green H2 will be around 400 GW...more
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2023: India knows Hydrogen can make the PetroDollar extinct - like it should be.

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1. Hydrogen makes much more sense for large, long-distance vehicles...

..than heavy, shorter range batteries.

Personally I think that all vehicles will eventually switch over to H2 because it truly is renewable, there's no concern about corporationsor nations gaining monopolies on the lithium and other materials batteries depend on, and H2 offers the versatility of either electric or combustion propulsion.

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2. Probably because they value smarmy marketing over giving a rat's ass about climate change.

It is easy to market bullshit about pretending to do something, even if it makes things worse, than it is to embrace reality.

A Giant Climate Lie: When they're selling hydrogen, what they're really selling is fossil fuels.