Six original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been selected to supply 6,465 electric buses under the country’s first e-bus tender of the National E-Bus Programme (NEBP).
Ashok Leyland’s Switch Mobility, global giant JBM Group, Maharashtra-based Greencell Mobility, Intact Transport, Pinnacle Mobility, and PMI Electro (in consortium with Greencell Mobility and Intact Transport) have been announced as the winning bidders. The tender, invited by state-owned Convergence Energy Services (CESL), was finalised on January 2.
According to the data shared by CESL, the lowest price discovered for a 12-metre bus (intra-city) was Rs 54.3 per kilometre (km), and 12-metre bus (intercity) was Rs