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Detailed explanation-1: -Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. along with International Center for Automotive Technology (ICAT) initiated this Pilot project to study and evaluate the world’s most advanced FCEV Toyota Mirai which runs on hydrogen, on Indian roads and climatic conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which Company launched India’s first fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV)? Notes: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently launched green hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV).

Detailed explanation-3: -On March 16, Gadkari launched this green hydrogen-based advanced FCEV in the first project in India that aims to bring hydrogen-powered vehicles to the country. The car was launched as part of the Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) pilot project with the International Center for Automotive Technology (ICAT).

Detailed explanation-4: -Jitendra Singh on Sunday unveiled India’s first indigenous Hydrogen fuel cell bus in Pune. The Hydrogen fuel cell bus is developed by the CSIR - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and KPIT Limited.