Hydrogen Vehicles
Cummins India calls for FAME-like scheme to boost hydrogen vehicle adoption
This story was originally published at 20:36 IST on 18 January 2025
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By Anand JC and Aman Aryan
NEW DELHI – Cummins India Ltd. Saturday called for the central government to launch a subsidy scheme similar to the one deployed for electric vehicles to boost the adoption of hydrogen-run automotive products in the country.
"Hydrogen adoption also depends on infrastructure readiness, and other factors, like the way the government has supported EVs with FAME. Something like that will have to come up so that investors feel they can invest in these kinds of tech," Nitin Jirafe, the managing director, Tata Cummins Pvt. Ltd. and Head, Engine Business, Cummins India, told Informist on the sidelines of Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.
The Central government first launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, also called FAME, scheme in April 2015 to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. However, it replaced the scheme with the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement, or the PM E-DRIVE scheme in 2024. Currently, the government is attempting to boost the green hydrogen ecosystem in India through a production-linked incentive scheme.
Tata Cummins' Jamshedpur facility produces hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines for medium and heavy commercial vehicles. The company launched its Higher Efficiency, Lower Emissions, Multiple Fuels, or HELM engine platform. Built on this is Cummins India's fuel delivery system with type IV tanks for safe storage of hydrogen for commercial vehicles.
Original equipment manufacturers are currently working with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to try out this technology on roads, Jirafe said. "Even for hydrogen to take off, there is some time," Jirafe added.
Speaking on demand for engines in India, Jirafe said the industry saw a dip in the first quarter of 2024-25 (Apr-Mar) but the last quarter was good. Jirafe expects the demand for engines in 2025 to be flat, and on the upper end, sees it increasing to 5%-7%.
"Growth of engines may not be there, but the industry has been flat. You take a lot of measures to ensure you operate in a healthy way. The CV (commercial vehicle) industry is cyclical, we've learnt to deal with these cycles," Jirafe added.
Cummins India had reported a net profit of INR 4.51 billion for the September quarter on revenue of INR 24.92 billion. On Friday, shares of Cummins India closed at INR 2,935.25 on the National Stock Exchange, up 0.4%. End
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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