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Detailed explanation-1: -Ashok Leyland and Reliance unveil heavy-duty truck with hydrogen ICE technology. Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, along with RIL, has been developing this unique technology over the past year and has been under test since August 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ashok Leyland has launched its new range of ICV trucks under the ‘Partner Super’ name, the lineup will feature the 914, 1014 and 1114 models in the 9.15T, 10.25T and 11.28T categories respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ashok Leyland is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturer, headquater in Chennai. It is owned by the Hinduja Group. It was founded in 1948 as Ashok Motors which became Ashok Leyland in the year 1955.

Detailed explanation-4: -Expanding the product portfolio, Hinduja said the company would also unveil the electric version of its highly popular ‘Dost’ and ‘Bada Dost’ range of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in 2023. “We are looking at the launch of electric Dost and Bada Dost in the middle of 2023 for the domestic market, ” he said.

Detailed explanation-5: -The new truck range is now equipped with the H6 6-cylinder 4 valve engine with i-Gen6 technology that produces a max power of 250 hp.