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Contributed by Grant Ballard-Tremeer
Added: 01 August 2003

BHU`s two-wheelers do not run on any ordinary fuel. They burn the "freedom fuel" - hydrogen...

Like all educational campuses, the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) too has its share of motorcycles screaming through the campus daily.

As an established symbol of youth freedom, bikes have become an important component of campus life. However, BHU`s two-wheelers do not run on any ordinary fuel. They burn the "freedom fuel" - hydrogen.

Five bikes, capable of touching 100 km, have been developed by the institute which is currently working on five more, anticipated to be ready in coming months.

Among the non-BHU enthusiasts to have rode a hydrogen bikes secretary, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Ajai Vikram Singh. Mr Singh vouches for the new age bikes and hopes, "Indian companies will read the writing on the wall."

The Pioneer, New Delhi, 5, July 25, 2003


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