Tata goes green:
Yesterday only tata motors confirmed that it is developing a electric and hybrid variant of Indica and ace. Today, it moves ahead towards greener vehicles by signing an agreement with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Tata Motors and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will develop hydrogen fuel cells for cars using ISRO’s cryogenic technology. “As a spin-off of the cryogenic technology we have successfully developed for our advanced launch vehicles, we are trying to see how best we can use this technology for other applications such as transportation,” ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said on the sidelines of a conference in the southern city of Bangalore. We have signed an agreement with Tata Motors to develop hydrogen- based fuel cells and build some automobile modules that can be put on road by next year,” Nair added. The prototype will be electric-driven without an engine. Hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen will combine in the fuel cell to generate electricity for driving the vehicle, which will be pollution-free,” Nair said, adding that the fuel would only emit water vapour. The car will also have hydrogen storage and regulatory control systems. There were several industries in India which produced hydrogen as a byproduct but it is not being utilized properly.
Delhi will first get the india’s first fuel cell car (hydrogen car) due to the CNG revolution that took place there. Currently, hydrogen-powered cars are being run in the research campus of Indian Oil Corporation. These cars will come out on the roads once the first hydrogen dispenser comes up in New Delhi. The vehicles running on CNG does not require any major modification as 10 per cent blend of hydrogen could be stored in the CNG cylinder. Additionally, Hydrogen burns nearly four times more efficiently than fossil fuels and only emits water vapour. Blending with CNG will be more beneficial.