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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

Delhi okays induction of 1,500 low-floor e-buses in public transport fleet

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) also decided to allocate 10 sites to various agencies for setting up Electric Vehicle charging stations and battery awapping stations under Delhi EV Policy 2020

Delhi transport minister flags prototype e-bus,100 low-floor CNG buses

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday flagged off 100 low-floor air-conditioned CNG buses and a prototype electric bus from the Indraprastha depot here

Delhi to become first state to have 1,500 electric buses: Gahlot

Delhi Transport Minister Gahlot has said that the Delhi Transport Corporation will soon deploy 1,500 electric buses, making the national capital the first state to adopt e-buses on such a huge scale.

BJP takes dig at AAP for procuring a single electric bus in 7 years

As Delhi gets its first electric bus, BJP took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government for procuring just a single bus during their last seven years of rule.

Olectra Greentech to supply 50 e-buses to Gujarat Transport Corporation

Olectra Greentech on Monday said it received the Letter of Award from Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) for 50 units of 9-metre electric buses

Olectra Greentech emerges as lowest bidder for supply of 100 e-buses

A consortium of Electric bus manufacturer Olectra Greentech and its sister concern Evey Trans Pvt Ltd has emerged as the least quoted bidder for the supply of 100 electric buses. "...Consortium of Evey Trans Pvt Ltd (EVEY) and Olectra Greentech Ltd has been declared as least quoted (L-1) bidder for another 100 electric buses (for Inter-City Operations) by one of the State Transport Corporation under the FAME-I1 scheme of Government of India," Olectra Greentech said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Olectra Greentech said once the letter of award is received for 100 electric buses, Evey will procure these electric buses from Olectra Greentech Ltd and deliver them over a period of 10 months. "Value of this tender is approximately Rs 250 crore to the company," Olectra Greentech said. Shares of Olectra Greentech were trading 4.97 per cent higher at Rs 187.85 apiece on BSE.

212 cr released for procurement of e-buses under FAME-India Scheme

About Rs 212.31 crore has been released for the procurement of electric buses as of January 31 this year under the second phase of FAME-India Scheme

Tata Motors delivers over two dozen AC electric buses to Mumbai's BEST

The 25-seater state-of the art Ultra Urban 9/9 e-AC buses were flagged off by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at an event in South Mumbai.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids teams up with Ashok Leyland in e-bus pilot

Smart e-mobility is still at a nascent stage in India.

UP govt clears plan to induct 700 electric buses in 14 cities across state

Singh said Rs 250 crore will be incurred in the operation of these buses of which Rs 120 crore will be realised through sale of tickets.

Mytrah Mobility bags $1 billion from UN-backed GCF for electric buses

New Delhi is expected to come out with a tender for 1,000 e-buses this month