PUNE: Energy and auto research and development entity Sentient Labs on Wednesday launched what it called India’s first locally-designed and made hydrogen fuel cell bus.
The entity added that it was fielding enquiries from multiple transport and fleet operators to trial or run hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles.
The prototype was unveiled by Ravi Pandit, chairman of Sentient Labs. It has been incubated by tech firm KPIT and eminent researcher Raghunath Mashelkar, who is also on the Sentient board of directors.
The developers added that they had also collaborated with multiple Council for Industrial and Scientific Research facilities, including the city-based National Chemical Laboratory, whose director Ashish Lele was also present for the launch. Sentient has been working with Agharkar Research Institute to develop biomass-to-hydrogen fuel technology.
“We will run the prototype for more kilometres, including in places where hydrogen is readily available, such as Maharashtra and Gujarat,” Pandit said.
Source: TNN
