Mahindra introduces 1st Hydrogen Powered 3-Wheeler

HyAlfa Hydrogen Powered VehicleIndia is shining again, this time in the field of Technology.  Mahindra and Mahindra, the giant Auto-maker, yesterday unveiled the first Hydrogen Powered 3 Wheeler  Vehicles of the World, giving India an upper edge in the manufacture of Eco-Friendly Vehicles in the World.

The Vehicle named HyAlfa  was unveiled at Delhi Auto Expo 2012 yesterday and is the result of  joint collaboration of  Mahindra & Mahindra, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (ICHET), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy along with the extended support of IIT Delhi. The project, called DelHy 3W, took three years to complete.

To begin with , a fleet of 15 vehicles have been manufactured and are stationed at Pragati Maidan and will ply on the nearby roads.

HyAlfa is the first vehicle of its kind in the world. It runs on nothing but compressed hydrogen gas and is incredibly engineered to run with absolutely zero emissions, which makes it a pleasure to drive on congested city roads. Hydrogen is, in fact, the technology and fuel of tomorrow and is the long term solution to pollution, energy security & CO2 emission related concerns

Price

The Price of  HyAlfa has not been disclosed yet, however it is expected to be not more than Rs 20,000 from the Price of regular CNG based 3 Wheelers.

Speed

HyAlfa is expected to give a maximum speed of 65km/hr on the city roads.

Variants

It will have both Passenger and Cargo Variants.

 

 


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