Reiterating its commitment to India’s vision for Energy Independence by 2047 and Net Zero by 2070, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) recently marked its participation at the India Energy Week 2025, being held in Delhi during 11th – 14th Feb 2025.
The India Energy Week 2025 (IEW) serves as an important platform to showcase practical and scalable clean energy solutions to realize energy self-reliance and reduce carbon emissions.
This event brings together global political leaders, policy makers, thought leaders, experts, and end-users to deliberate on energy scenario, technologies, industry trends and policy outlook.
With a strong focus on providing sustainable mobility solutions powered by indigenous green energy, TKM showcased various alternative powertrains in-line with its multi-pathway approach reflecting the need of the hour for bringing the change at speed and scale.
There are many green energy pathways that include electrification and alternate fuels that can help the transportation sector lower its dependence on fossil fuels along with reducing carbon footprint.
Given India’s energy mix, its diversified consumer profile and needs, infrastructure readiness, and the Government’s vision of ‘Atma Nirbhar’, TKM is striving to develop various clean technologies relevant for the country with a focus on ‘Make in India’.
In the above perspective, Toyota exhibits at the IEW covers:
* Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle (SHEV): Innova Hycross (SHEV) showcasing phenomenally efficient hybrid electric system and E20 compliant
* Flex-Fuel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Prototype (FFV-PHEV): Featuring the Prius (FFV-PHEV) that combines the dual benefits of electrification and use of Ethanol (Biofuel) upto 100%, thereby delivering lowest carbon footprints on a well-to-wheel basis
* Urban Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept: Showcasing an all-electric vehicle with a futuristic design and performance focus
* Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV): Highlighting the Mirai (FCEV), powered by hydrogen-as fuel of future
* Electric Vehicle Sub-System: Locally manufactured e-Drive, the common powertrain sub-system which goes inside all the electrified vehicles.
Going ahead, given India’s rapid economic growth and increasing new vehicle sales, all clean technologies including full range of electrified vehicles as well alternate fuel driven technologies is the need of the hour.
In this context, ethanol being an indigenous and clean energy source holds tremendous potential for immediate benefits to India, as it can significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption, the energy import bill and carbon emissions.
Being agriculture based, higher use of ethanol as fuel will also increase farmer incomes and create new jobs, thereby boosting the rural economy besides increasing revenue for the Government from surplus sugar and food grains. The Government has recently launched second-generation technologies for producing ethanol from agricultural residues like parali, which is currently otherwise burnt.
This possibility will not only prevent severe air pollution but also help generate wealth from waste.
Speaking at the event, Vikram Gulati, Country Head & Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Governance, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said, “India Energy Week plays a vital role in bringing energy, mobility and technology players under one common platform, thereby creating awareness and helping to further the cause of clean energy and sustainable mobility. In its pursuit of holistic environmental stewardship, Toyota Global Environmental Challenge 2050 (TEC 2050) was announced in 2015, to address environmental issues like increasing carbon emissions, water shortage, and biodiversity loss.
Guided by the principle of creating net positive impact on the planet and society, TEC 2050 integrates clean energy adoption and strategies to enhance energy efficiency so as to decarbonize plant operations and the entire value chain, going beyond vehicle production.
At Toyota, we firmly believe that a multi-pathway approach to decarbonization is key, to accelerating energy transition and reducing carbon emissions from mobility sector”.
