Bolt-on fitment
No engine machining and no chassis cutting. Standard hand tools and a torque wrench.
Retrofit kit — Model MH-3W
Hydrogen Conversion
Hydrogen Conversion
Kit for TukTuk
Keep the rickshaw. Change the fuel. A bolt-on kit converts an existing petrol or CNG auto to hydrogen in a single workshop day — same chassis, same engine, same driving feel, no tailpipe CO2.
Overview
Scrapping a working rickshaw is the most expensive way to go clean.
India has millions of roadworthy autos with years of service left in them. The MH-3W kit keeps that vehicle earning: the engine, gearbox and body stay, and an on-board generation unit feeds hydrogen into the intake in place of petrol or CNG.
Drivers get the throttle response they already know, a shift-length range and a fuel bill that drops from day one. Fleet owners get a conversion that costs a fraction of a new electric three-wheeler.
- Fits four-stroke petrol and CNG rickshaws from 2014 onward
- Zero CO2 at the tailpipe — water vapour only
- Engine, gearbox and body left untouched
- Reversible: the kit can be removed and refitted to another vehicle
Price
One price, paid in three parts.
Reserve a kit with the booking amount, settle the delivery payment once it is fitted, and put the balance on a quarterly instalment plan if you would rather spread it.
MRP
₹60,000
Model MH-3W conversion kit, fitted at an authorised workshop.
- On booking ₹6,000 Paid with the application. It holds a kit in the current batch and comes off the price.
- At delivery ₹24,000 Due when the kit is fitted and the rickshaw is handed back.
- On finance ₹30,000 The balance, carried on the instalment plan below.
Loan finance is a limited offer
- Open to
- Our first 1,00,000 customers
- Applications close
- 15 September 2026
Apply on or before that date to put the ₹30,000 balance on the quarterly plan. After it, the balance is payable at delivery.
Applications for loan finance have closed. The ₹30,000 balance is payable at delivery.
₹625 × 48 monthly instalments
The financed ₹30,000 is repaid in 48 instalments, billed once a quarter and arranged with our lending partner once the application is approved.
Book a kit for ₹6,000
Prices are indicative and may change without notice. The figures confirmed on your application are the ones that apply.
Why this kit
Designed for drivers who cannot afford a day off the road.
Six decisions taken on the basis of pilot fleets running full shifts in Ahmedabad traffic.
Familiar throttle
Pull-away and hill response tuned to match the vehicle's original petrol map.
Dual-fuel fallback
The original petrol line stays live, so a driver is never stranded mid-shift.
Lower cost per km
About ₹1.10 against ₹2.30 on CNG, on the same route and passenger load.
Fleet telemetry
Optional GPS module logs range, water level and cell health per vehicle.
Transferable asset
When a rickshaw retires, the kit moves to the next one. It outlives the vehicle.
How it works
Water on board, hydrogen at the intake.
Four steps, all of them running while the engine is turning.
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01
Fill with water
Nine litres of purified water goes into the under-seat tank. One fill covers a full shift.
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02
Generate on demand
The cell produces hydrogen only while the engine runs, matched to throttle position.
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03
Feed the intake
Gas enters through the retrofit manifold; the controller trims the mixture in real time.
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04
Vapour out
The exhaust carries water vapour. No CO2, no particulates, no unburnt fuel smell.
A closer look
Four components, all reachable from under the seat.
Placeholder renders below stand in for the production photography.
Specifications
Model MH-3W, three-wheeler kit.
Indicative figures for the pilot kit. Final values are confirmed on the fitment certificate issued with each conversion.
Fitment
- Vehicle fitment
- Four-stroke petrol and CNG rickshaws, 2014 onward
- Engine displacement
- 175 – 250 cc
- Fitment time
- 6 – 8 hours at an authorised workshop
- Electrical
- 12 V vehicle supply, 40 A alternator minimum
Range and running
- Water tank
- 9 L, under-seat
- Range per fill
- Approx. 145 km, city duty cycle
- Water quality
- RO or distilled, < 20 ppm TDS
- Running cost
- Approx. ₹1.10 per km
- Stored hydrogen
- None — generated on demand
On the road
- Top speed
- Unchanged from the base vehicle
- Payload impact
- Kit adds 24 kg, three-passenger rating retained
- Service interval
- Cell inspection every 10,000 km
- Warranty
- 4 years on the cell stack, 2 years on the controller
In the kit
- Generation unit and under-seat water tank
- Retrofit intake manifold and gas line
- Mixture controller and wiring loom
- Handlebar display with range and water level
- Fitment manual and driver card in three languages
Homologation status
Pilot conversions run under an RTO trial registration. Type approval for retail retrofit is in progress; fleet operators can join the pilot programme in the meantime.
Questions
What drivers and fleet owners ask first.
Anything not covered here, write to us and an engineer will answer.
Does the engine have to be replaced or rebuilt?
No. The kit feeds hydrogen into the existing intake and trims the mixture electronically. A healthy engine needs nothing beyond a service; a tired one should be tuned before conversion, the same as for any fuel change.
Is there a high-pressure cylinder on board?
None. Hydrogen is produced only while the engine is running and consumed within seconds. There is no reservoir to rupture in a collision, which is the main safety difference from a CNG conversion.
What if the water runs out mid-shift?
The display warns at two litres remaining, and the controller falls back to the original petrol line so the vehicle keeps running. Refilling takes about a minute at any water point.
How does the cost compare with a new electric auto?
A conversion costs roughly a fifth of a new e-rickshaw and needs no charging infrastructure or overnight parking with a socket. The kit also transfers to another vehicle when the current one retires.
Is it legal to drive a converted rickshaw?
Pilot vehicles run under an RTO trial registration issued for the programme. Retail retrofit begins once type approval is granted; until then, conversions are limited to registered pilot fleets.
Who fits and services the kit?
Authorised workshops trained by Manifold. Fitment takes six to eight hours, and the first two services are included with every pilot conversion.
Convert your first rickshaw
this month.
Tell us how many vehicles you run and where they operate. We will come back with a quote, a workshop slot and a demo ride.
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