Mahindra and IOC in collaboration for India’s first hydrogen powered engine

This news has got me interested. We already have a battery powered car in Reva. Now, we might have a Hydrogen Gas powered vehicles in around 2-3 years time!

just-auto.com reports:

Utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra has signed an agreement with oil major Indian Oil Corporation to research alternative fuels and energy that may lead to the roll-out of India’s first hydrogen engine in the next two years.

The key areas of research will be bio-diesel and hydrogen with IOC doing the fuel research and Mahindra undertaking the implementation and testing.

The two companies expect their first hydrogen powered engine to be running in two years.