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NTPC plans hydrogen buses and cars for Delhi, LehBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 28, 2020
State-owned NTPC, India’s largest power producer, intends to undertake pilot projects on hydrogen fuel cell-based electric vehicles in India for demonstration and use in public transportation. Initially, five such buses and cars each in New Delhi and Leh (a district in union... Read more.. |
Bengaluru: BMTC to roll out new hybrid bus from MondayBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2020
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will roll out an environment friendly hybrid bus from Monday. BMTC officials said the low-floor AC hybrid bus has been provided by Volvo. “The bus reached city on Thursday and will be on roads from Monday. We will consider... Read more.. |
BHEL wins order for supply of electric buses to Uttar PradeshBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 17, 2020
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), the country’s largest power equipment manufacturer, today announced it has won an order for supply of electric buses along with charging infrastructure in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The order was placed on BHEL by Urban Transport... Read more.. |
Electric bus orders on track in India despite coronavirus outbreakBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 11, 2020
As production plants across China struggle with supplies due to the coronavirus outbreak, the market leader of electric buses in India is confident of meeting delivery deadlines. Olectra Greentech, which has bagged contracts to supply 735 electric buses to nine cities in... Read more.. |
Now, KSRTC decides to cancel electric bus tendersBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 11, 2020
The wait for eco-friendly friendly buses to operate in Bengaluru and other parts of the State has become longer. Following in the footsteps of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to cancel... Read more.. |
Uttarakhand: DSCL starts trials of electric buses at HyderabadBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 6, 2020
The Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) has started the testing of electric buses at the Hyderabad-based Olectra Green Tech, which will provide 30 electric buses under the smart city project. According to the officials at DSCL, the motive of the trials is to assess the fit and... Read more.. |
French agency to take up Kolkata e-bus as case studyBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2020
The city’s electric bus fleet will be featured in prestigious annual document, Global Electric Vehicle Outlook (GEVO), 2020, by Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) as a case study of a successful shift to cleaner energy in mass transport system. After winning green... Read more.. |
RRTS to be linked with electric bus routes in push to the last-mile connectivityBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 2, 2020
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has sent a proposal to the UP urban development department to integrate the regional rapid transit system (RRTS) stations with the proposed electric bus service in a way that offers last-mile connectivity to residents... Read more.. |
Nitin Gadkari expects states to order 10,000 electric busesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2020
The government is pushing for greater acceptance of electric buses and has advised states to do away with permit requirements for such vehicles, said Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, adding that he is expecting a minimum order of 10,000 battery electric... Read more.. |
West Bengal to switch to lease model for procuring electric busesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 11, 2020
The West Bengal government has decided to switch to "lease model" for procuring new electric buses to overcome high initial capital expenditure, a senior official of the state Transport department said. Under leasing or an opex model the bus would be operated by the state... Read more.. |