Onlykashmir.in News Desk
The Indian government expects at least 400 to 500 hydrogen-fuelled buses and trucks to be running on the country’s roads by the end of 2030, as green mobility takes centre stage at the ongoing Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show in Greater Noida.
The trade show, underway at the India Expo Mart, has put a spotlight on hydrogen-powered transport, with several hydrogen buses on display and in operation as part of the state’s push toward cleaner mobility solutions. These vehicles emit only water vapour, resulting in zero tailpipe emissions, a feature officials are positioning as central to India’s broader clean-energy transition in the transport sector.
V. N. Sahi, Senior Manager at the Indian Oil Corporation’s Research and Development Centre in Faridabad, said the hydrogen buses release no toxic gases and run entirely on clean fuel. He pointed out that the transport sector accounts for roughly 30 percent of the country’s pollution, making hydrogen a genuinely clean alternative capable of cutting emissions at a sector that has long been a major pollution contributor.
Sahi said the hydrogen bus project began with a fleet of 15 vehicles and was designed with a target of covering 300,000 kilometres. In just two years, the fleet has already crossed 200,000 kilometres, putting it well on pace toward that goal. He added that a third-party audit of the project’s performance has been carried out by the Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, among other agencies, lending institutional credibility to the results reported so far.
The scale of interest from defence and infrastructure bodies in auditing the project suggests hydrogen mobility is being evaluated not just as an environmental initiative but as a technology with potential relevance across strategic and logistical use cases as well. With the government’s 2030 target now in view, the coming years are likely to see an expansion of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure alongside the vehicle fleet itself, a combination officials say will be necessary if the buses and trucks are to move beyond pilot corridors into wider commercial service.
