The International Conference on “Electric Vehicles: Future Roadmap for India” was jam packed with industry experts sharing their thoughts on India’s readiness and adoption of electro-mobility, and also on procedural troubles in realizing the ultimate vision of the auto industry going emission-free….
Why can’t we engineer a low-cost electric bus platform using Lead Acid batteries, along with charging and mechanized swapping infrastructure tailor-made for specific local needs? Electric buses are the serious talk of the ‘auto’ town these days, so it may appear as if the era…
Aptis, an unique urban e-mobility product, has received “Innovation Label” at Busworld Awards this year. At the 2017 Busworld exhibition in Kortrijk, Belgium, French rail and passenger transport firm Alstom displayed its unique electro-mobility solution for city applications. Inspired from the design…
BYD´s all-new low-floor midibus targeted at European markets. At the international Busworld exhibition this year at Kortrijk, Belgium, Chinese electric bus maker BYD has unveiled its all-new 8.7-metre battery-powered `Midibus´. This new European-spec e-bus augments the brand´s wide range of electric bus portfolio that already covers…
The all-electric city bus is scheduled to go on sale by next year. Commercial bus maker Scania´s product range on display at the 2017 Busworld Kortrijk show also includes the battery-run low-floor city bus Scania Citywide. The Citywide LF Electric, which was on…
Tata Motors done with ARAI and homologation certification for their 9m and 12m electric buses. The production-spec Tata Ultra Electric 9-metre bus has been pressed into a 7-day trial run in Guwahati, in association with Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC). This is perhaps the…
The updated all-electric city bus gets a choice of 150, 200 and 250 kWh battery capacity. Volvo Buses has unveiled the new, updated version of its pure-electric bus 7900 Electric with improved driving range and multiple charging options. The latest revision in its…
The eBuzz K7 becomes India´s first electric bus to enter public service, ARAI-certified too. Goldstone Infratech Ltd has commercially launched its eBuzz K7 8-metre all-electric bus in the Kullu-Manali-Rohtang Pass route in Himachal Pradesh. Running under Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HPTC), the made-in-India zero-emission…
The e-bus is under aggressive trial-run regime with different State Transport Undertakings (STUs) across the country. This is perhaps the most successful electric bus globally in terms of sales, with more than 10,000 units on road since its inception in 2012. Of course,…
Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, and Mahindra are working on their own pure-electric bus platforms, without any major foreign partner for technological support. Nowadays, it is smart and classy for the Indian OEMs to develop their own all-electric bus platform for mass transportation, thanks…
