Nitin Gadkari rides India's first hydrogen-powered car to Parliament

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today reached Parliament in a green hydrogen-powered car. He wants to encourage more people to use hydrogen fuel

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Nitin Gadkari said "The name of this car is 'Mirai', it means the future. We have to become self-reliant in fuels as well.

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Nitin Gadkari said, GoI has initiated a ₹3000 crore mission and (soon) we will become a county exporting hydrogen. Wherever coal is used , green hydrogen will be used there.

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He further added that to become 'Atmanirbhar', we've introduced green hydrogen which is generated from water. This car is a pilot project

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Manufacturing of green hydrogen will begin in the country, imports will be curbed and new employment opportunities will be created.

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Toyota recently launched the Mirai, making it India’s first hydrogen fuel cell EV (FCEV). Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari unveiled the sedan.

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Mirai, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell battery pack and capable of providing a range up to 600 km in a single charge, brings down the cost of travel to just Rs 2 per km.

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In the USA, the 2021 Mirai FCEV starts at $49,500 to $66,000 USA. In India, the price of Toyota Mirai FCEV will start from Rs.37 lakhs to Rs.55 lakhs, depending on its variant.

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