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Cummins India to start production of fuel-agnostic engines this year

Firm says it will start with LNG-hydrogen platform; India to be a sourcing hub

L to R - Ashwath Ram, MD, Cummins Group in India, Srikanth Padmanabhan, President Engine Business Cummins Inc, Anjali Pandey, COO, Cummins Group in India and Brian Wilson New Power Global Leader Cummins Inc
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L to R - Ashwath Ram, MD, Cummins Group in India, Srikanth Padmanabhan, President Engine Business Cummins Inc, Anjali Pandey, COO, Cummins Group in India and Brian Wilson New Power Global Leader Cummins Inc.

Sohini Das Mumbai
Cummins India will soon start producing fuel-agnostic engine systems at the Tata-Cummins plant in Phaltan in Satara district of Maharashtra, senior officials at Cummins India said. The firm will start limited production by the end of 2023 and mass production will likely begin by 2024, the officials said.

Fuel-agnostic engines can run on hydrogen, bio-diesel, ethanol, CNG, LNG, and other fuels. A diesel truck can be retrofitted with a fuel-agnostic engine by swapping its existing diesel engine, said Ashwath Ram, managing director of the firm. “Most of the investments have happened at the site, and these qualify for the PLI

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