Indian Automotive Sector

Hydrogen Cell Ahsok Leyland Truck (y)

Aside from the hydrogen powerplant, this is what modern Indian trucks will have to look like considering Indian road conditions. We haven't yet built enough good road infrastructure to make articulated tractors viable. Kudos to Ashok Leyland. I wonder if the chassis is leaf-sprung. Would be an interesting mix of old and new technology.

On a sidenote, when I was in India last I was aghast to learn the Mercedes were selling lower spec saloons for a hgher price than in Europe and NA. Their excuse/marketing being that Indian roads didn't allow for a V6, so a straight 4 was chosen instead. Seemed like a total ripoff.

I wonder if we'll see Indian auto manufacturers replicate the success Royal Enfield are having in NA in the future, after domectic demand is met of course.
 
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Can’t understand why a billion dollars company who owns JLR, can’t design a decent looking front grill in an otherwise elegantly designed car. Lower grill is looking atrociously plasticity. Even my Home windows have better looking grills that this thing

PS: at least they finally got the frontal fascia and headlights cluster right. Even grill (upper) is welcome upgrade to previous gen more rounded design

PS2: they should update the headlights cluster of Harrier too and make it more simple like this one or just go for full led setup like modern Hyundais
Still better than BMW's latest abomination tbh.BMW-ix-2.jpg
 
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Aside from the hydrogen powerplant, this is what modern Indian trucks will have to look like considering Indian road conditions. We haven't yet built enough good road infrastructure to make articulated tractors viable. Kudos to Ashok Leyland. I wonder if the chassis is leaf-sprung. Would be an interesting mix of old and new technology.

On a sidenote, when I was in India last I was aghast to learn the Mercedes were selling lower spec saloons for a hgher price than in Europe and NA. Their excuse/marketing being that Indian roads didn't allow for a V6, so a straight 4 was chosen instead. Seemed like a total ripoff.

I wonder if we'll see Indian auto manufacturers replicate the success Royal Enfield are having in NA in the future, after domectic demand is met of course.
When compared to any modern nation, Indian highways are pretty good. In the west, people typically drive 2 to 3 litre engne cars in USA however, in India, people drive 1 to 2-liter engine cars since they are fully efficient. Another difference between India and most western countries is that in India, 2-wheelers are common on highways like in Asian nations, making it unsafe to drive at high speeds.
 

Does anyone have more information on what exactly is Hydrogen ICE engine? Apparently it doesn't emit any pollutants too except if you consider water vapour to be one.
A regular ICE modified to run on hydrogen. The alternative is a hydrogen fuel cell which converts hydrogen fuel to electricity. Here is a good video on the drawbacks to hydrogen combustion.

 
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Olectra Greentech (OGL), a group company of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL), has received the homologation certificate for its 6×4 heavy-duty electric tippers from the ICAT. In terms of specifications, the e-tipper has a maximum torque of 2,400 Nm, 46deg tipping angle, 25 percent gradeability, load capacity of 28,000kg and a maximum range of around 150km per charge.

 
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John Deere India has exported fully built tractors from its India plant to the US, Japan, Germany and other parts of Europe. the company exported tractors made in India to 110 countries . The company is at present exporting around 35% of its total production. There are 80 Indian suppliers of John Deere India who have now become global suppliers and are playing a part in the advanced product . In addition, John Deere India is also developing products, providing engineering and IT support to the global operations with a 4,400-strong team located in Pune and Bengaluru.