The second phase places almost equal emphasis on hydrogen buses and trucks. Of the 33 vehicles planned, 17 will be buses and 16 trucks. All 17 buses will feature hydrogen fuel-cell technology, while of the 16 trucks, 13 will use hydrogen internal combustion engines and only three will be FCEVs.
The government has sanctioned viability gap funding covering 90 per cent of the costs of the seven pilot projects, amounting to 2.0286 billion rupees (approx. 18.47 million euros). NTPC Green Energy Ltd. will deploy three 9-metre hydrogen fuel-cell buses on the Kandla-Gandhidham route in Gujarat, with funding of 266.1 million rupees (approx. 2.4 million euros).
Waaree and Indify Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd. will work on another pilot project in Gujarat with funding of 287.7 million rupees (approx. 2.6 million euros). They will commission two 12-metre hydrogen fuel-cell buses and a 35-tonne hydrogen fuel-cell truck on the Surat-Chikhli-Tumb route.
KPI Green Engineering Ltd., Tata Motors Ltd., and AB Process Technologies will deploy six 55-tonne hydrogen ICE trucks with funding of 434.2 million rupees (approx. 4.0 million euros). The trucks will be used between Vadodara and Ankleshwar in Gujarat as well as on the route connecting Vapi in the same state with Nashik in Maharashtra.
