new Delhi. Where on the one hand the Government of India and all the automobile companies are emphasizing on electric cars to reduce environmental pollution. At the same time, due to this, in the last two years in India, many e-vehicles have been launched on the roads in many categories ranging from bikes to cars and buses.
But get ready because now soon you will also see Hydrogen Cars hitting the streets of India. Don’t be surprised, hey brother, India’s first hydrogen car has already arrived and the Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways has also ridden this car.
Delhi | Union Road Transport & Highways minister Nitin Gadkari arrives at Parliament in a green hydrogen-powered car
The name of this car is ‘Mirai’, it means the future. We have to become self-reliant in fuels as well, he says. pic.twitter.com/u5cA8IGoxq
— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2022
Today i.e. on Wednesday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reached Parliament House with a hydrogen car in the morning. During this time, this car continued to be the center of attraction of the people there. Actually this car has been made under the pilot project of Toyota company. In which the company has used FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle).
what is special
But how and how is this car different from other electric cars. First of all, know that like Tata Nexon EV or MG Motors’ ZS EV, Toyota’s Mirai is also an electric car. In this too, instead of the engine, an electric motor has been installed, which supplies power to the car.
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The name is ‘Mirai’
But sir, there is a big difference between the normal electric car and it. Usually, electric cars are equipped with a large sized lithium-ion battery in which electricity is stored. Taking energy from it, the motor in the car gives power to the wheels. But this is not the case with FCEV vehicles. It has battery but very small. Yes, there is a hydrogen fuel tank in which the hydrogen fuel cell breaks down and produces energy.
Union Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari ji visited Parliament House by Hydrogen based Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) today. Demonstrating the car powered by ‘Green Hydrogen’, Shri Gadkari ji emphasized the need to spread awareness about Hydrogen, FCEV technology… pic.twitter.com/NNHewczvpc
— Office Of Nitin Gadkari (@OfficeOfNG) March 30, 2022
what are its features
Along with this, it has one very good feature. In a typical electric car, it takes several hours to charge the battery. At the same time, hydrogen is filled in 5 to 7 minutes. It also gives you a very good range. For example, in Mirai a full tank of hydrogen fuel can travel up to 650 km. In a way, you can call it a ‘Zero Emission’ car because only water comes out of its exhaust and you do not have to charge it.
However, at the moment it is also being seen through this pilot project that how practical these cars can prove to be for us. Then if everything goes well, then do you know that the steering of a hydrogen-powered car will soon be in your hands too.