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Electric vehicle manufacturer EKA Mobility bags order of 310 electric buses

With this order, EKA Mobility's order book has grown significantly, with more than 500 electric buses and over 5,000 electric light commercial vehicle orders in the pipeline

All 7,000 e-buses under FAME-II to run on roads in next one year: Official

Joint secretary in the heavy industries ministry Hanif Qureshi said that out of the 7,000 electric buses, over 3,000 e-buses are already operating in the country

Auto Expo 2023: VECV unveils intercity electric bus to cover 500 km

VE Commercial Vehicles unveiled a range of vehicles, including an intercity electric bus that can travel up to 500 kilometers with a mix of depot and 30-40 minute opportunity charging during a journey

GreenCell Mobility bags order for 570 electric buses from Delhi government

Shared e-mobility player GreenCell Mobility Ltd (GreenCell) on Monday said it has bagged an order for 570 electric buses from the Government of NCT Delhi. A tender was floated by state-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) under National E-bus Program (NEBP) for the order, the company said in a statement. "This contract for 6,465 E-buses under Gross Cost Contracting (GCC) basis is the largest tender for E-buses ever floated in India," it said. GreenCell had bid for 1,900 low-floor e-buses, in the tender floated by CESL, a government of India undertaking, and got a contract for 570 e-buses to be deployed over the next two years.

Switch Mobility, 2 others bag $362-million e-bus contracts by CESL: Repor

A senior CESL official, who did not want to be named, said the exact quantities being awarded to the three companies would be known by Friday

Electric bus tender discovers 29% lower price than diesel buses: CESL

State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), on Tuesday said the prices discovered for the 6,465 electric bus tender were 29 per cent lower than what it costs to operate diesel buses. This unified tender constitutes demand for electric buses from six Indian states & UTs Delhi, Telangana, Haryana, Surat (Gujarat), Kerala & Arunachal Pradesh, a statement said. This is the first tender under the National Electric Bus Programme (NEBP). The lowest price discovered for a 12-meter bus (intra-city) was Rs 54.3/km, & 12-meter bus (intercity) was Rs 39.8/km. For a 9-meter bus, the price discovered was Rs 54.46/km and a 7-meter bus was Rs 61.92/km. The prices do not include a subsidy and are 29 per cent lower than what it costs to operate diesel buses, it stated. "This is a remarkable step in helping to transform our state transport authorities and build out a new market for electric mobility in India," Mahua ...

In 2025, 80% of total bus fleet in Delhi will be electric: CM Kejriwal

By 2025 end, 80 per cent of Delhi's total bus fleet will be electric, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday and asserted that acquisition of e-buses will go a long way in reducing pollution in the national capital. Sharing a roadmap for procurement of electric buses, he said the government will be buying 1,500 such vehicles in 2023 and by 2025, 6,380 electric buses will be bought. Kejriwal, who flagged off 50 electric buses from Rajghat Depot here, said the addition of the new buses will take the electric buses plying on the Delhi roads to 300. Congratulating the officers behind the mission and the people of Delhi, he said, With the induction of 50 new electric buses today, Delhi now has 7,379 buses under its city bus transportation fleet. This includes 4,060 buses being operated under Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and 3,319 buses being operated under DIMTS (Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit Systems). This is the highest ever number of buses in Delhi's fleet." The chi

80% of Delhi's bus fleet will run on electric by 2025: CM Kejriwal

Eighty per cent of Delhi's bus fleet will run on electric by 2025, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday, asserting that acquisition of e-buses will go a long way in reducing pollution in the national capital. Sharing a roadmap for procurement of electric buses, he said the government will be buying 1,500 such buses in 2023 and by 2025, 6,380 electric buses will be procured. "We have 300 electric buses now. Delhi has 7,379 buses plying on its roads currently which is the highest number of buses plying on the roads in the last 75 years. New buses were not purchased for many years and we were also questioned over it," he said at a ceremony at the Rajghat Depot to flag off 50 electric buses. Out of the 7,379 buses, more than 4,000 are being operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation and over 3,000 through the DIMTS, he said. Kejriwal also shared that nearly 100 electric feeder buses were being operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. But as it could not run them, the Del

Electric bus maker PMI looking to sell stake to strategic investor/PE fund

An independent financial advisor has valued the company at Rs 2,000-2500 crore

All charged up: 5 bidders in fray for India's largest electric bus tender

18 bids received for electric buses in eight slots based on bus size, specifications and state transport undertakings

Uttarakhand's CM Dhami flags off 10 new electric buses in Dehradun

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday flagged off 'Doon Connect' electric buses under the Smart City Mission from the CM Camp office in Dehradun

How is Switch powering up green mobility in India?

Switch Mobility has been rolling out electric buses for the world market. Business Standard's Shine Jacob caught up with its CEO Mahesh Babu to know more about the company's future plans

New LML not primarily focused on price and range: MD Yogesh Bhatia

'The company is targeting to earn Rs 300 crore revenue in the first year after launching the first vehicle'

CESL floats tender for 5,690 electric buses as first tranche of NEBP

Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) on Thursday announced floating a tender for deployment of 5,690 electric buses. This is the first tender under the National Electric Bus Programme which aims to effect the deployment of 50,000 e-buses across the country, CESL said in statement. "After the success of grand challenge based tender for 5,450 e-buses, CESL announces a tender has been floated for another 5,690 e-buses. This unified tender calling for proposals for the provision of mobility services benefits from the participation of Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Telangana and Arunachal Pradesh," it said. The tender is based on terms and conditions standardised through the grand challenge process. It contains demand for three types of e-buses 7m, 9m and 12m -- on a gross cost contracting basis, requesting bidders to quote a price per kilometer for operating services over 12 years -- a model that is quickly becoming a standard in India. According to the power ministry, the 'grand ...

States want e-buses, but manufacturers worry about repayment: Official

After more than 5,000 electric buses were readied in five states as part of the Grand Challenge scheme, there is a demand from other states for an additional 15,000

Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses all set for comeback in electric avatar

Mumbai's iconic double-decker buses are set for a comeback in an electric avatar with a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking official stating that their numbers will match the highs of the 1990s by next year. The financial capital is the last urban area where these double-deckers are still running, though they were once found in robust numbers in Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai, among other cities, officials said. According to officials, BEST had the highest number of double decker buses in 1990, before the figures started dipping post 1995. By 2006, the city's premier road transport utility had 225 double-deckers as losses began to mount and operating costs went north. There are some 50 left in Mumbai, most of these plying in the southern part of the city and some being used to give heritage tours to tourists. This existing batch was introduced in 2007 and would soon go off the roads at the end of their codal (operational) life, officials

Tata Motors bags 921 electric buses contract from Bengaluru transport corp

Tata Motors on Thursday announced that it 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 indigenously developed vehicle with superior design and best-in-class features designed for sustainable and comfortable travel," a company statement said on Thursday. BMTC Managing Director G Sathyavathi, was quoted as saying: "This order is paramount for Bengaluru's growing need for clean, sustainable urban mass mobility. CESL MD and CEO Mahua Acharya, noted that the BMTC has placed its order for electric buses under the 'Grand Challenge of CESL'. Tata Motors said it has already received orders for 1,500 electric buses from Delhi Transport Corporation and 1,180 electric buses from West Bengal Transport Corporation, in the last 30 days.

Tata Motors wins case against firm that won contract to supply e-buses

Tata Motors had challenged the tender Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport awarded to Evey for supplying 2,100 electric buses

Eco-friendly wheels: Delhi's green push with EVs in public transport

A ride in a newly launched electric bus gives a sense of how one of the world's most polluted cities is trying to clean up its act

Delhi CM flags off 150 electric buses, urges people to take care of them

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday flagged off 150 electric buses and took a ride in one of them