EKA Mobility and NuPort Robotics unveil Level 2 enabled ADAS Electric Bus

EKA, an electric vehicles & technology company, and a subsidiary of Pinnacle Industries Limited, and NuPort Robotics, a Canadian autonomous trucking company, have announced India’s first deployment of Level 2 autonomy with ADAS features for EKA Mobility’s electric bus. This allows NuPort to include progressive Level 2 autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for electric buses on Indian roads. The […]

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BMTC partners with Tata Motors’ subsidiary for 921 electric buses

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, today announced that Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has signed a definitive agreement with its fully owned subsidiary, TML Smart City Mobility Solutions Ltd. for operation of 921 electric buses in the city of Bengaluru. As part of the agreement, TML Smart City Mobility Solutions Ltd. will supply, […]

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DTC partners with TML CV Mobility Solutions for 1500 e-buses

Order is the largest to date for electric buses by Delhi Transport Corporation and is part of the Grand Challenge by Convergence Energy Services Limited. It will cover supply, operations and maintenance of 1500 low-floor, 12-metre air-conditioned electric buses Tata Motors has announced that the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has signed a definitive agreement with its fully […]

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Switch Mobility partners with JSW to introduce electric buses for employee transportation

Switch Mobility Ltd (‘Switch’), the next-generation carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle company, has partnered with JSW to introduce electric buses for employee transportation in India. This is the first significant and largest electric bus order in the country for employee transportation, with 71 buses being delivered to JSW Steel, for their Vijayanagar […]

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Greencell receives $55 mn sanction and $5.2 mn grant for safer e-buses in India

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)  and Clean Technology Fund (CTF) signed a $55 million financing package with GreenCell Express Private Limited (GEPL) to develop 255 electric battery-powered buses (e-buses) to serve 5 million people a year on 56 intercity routes in India and enhance the safety of passengers, especially women, […]

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Ashok Leyland and IIT Madras jointly develop hybrid EVs using turbine technology

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers at National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) collaborated for development and commercialization of ‘Swirl Mesh Lean Direct Injection (LDI) system’ technology for developing a series of hybrid Electrical Vehicles using this turbine technology. IIT […]

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Switch Mobility unveils India’s first and unique electric double-decker bus – Switch EiV 22

Switch Mobility Ltd (‘Switch’), the next-generation, carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle company unveiled India’s first and unique electric double decker air-conditioned bus – Switch EiV 22. Designed, developed and manufactured in India and utilising Switch’s global electric bus experience, Switch EiV 22 is equipped with the latest technology, ultra-modern design, highest safety […]

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Tata Motors wins order for 921 electric buses from BMTC

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer announced that the company has won an order of 921 electric buses from Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). Under the larger tender by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), Tata Motors will supply, operate and maintain 12-metre electric buses for a period 12 years, as per the contract. Tata Starbus is an […]

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