India's CV industry quietly begins shift to hydrogen-powered vehicles

Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors and Daimler lead India's shift to hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles as pilot trials expand under the National Green Hydrogen Mission

From the industrial sprawl of Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery to the frost-bitten heights of Leh and the traffic-choked avenues of New Delhi, a quiet shift is underway in India’s commercial vehicle (CV) sector. Hydrogen-powered trucks and buses — once a speculative future — are now rolling out onto the country’s roads, driven by auto giants like Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors. Others are not far behind.

 

While many of these efforts are aligned with the government’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are also shaping their own road maps to remain future-ready. Ashok Leyland, for instance, made headlines