Tata Motors has bagged the contract to supply 300 electric buses to Ahmedabad Janmarg Ltd (AJL), which is the biggest electric bus order in India, as the auto manufacturer claims in a release.
Tata Motors has already delivered more than 200 electric buses under the FAME I scheme, that gave it 60 per cent market share in the segment, claims the company.
The new Tata Ultra Urban 9/9 electric AC buses will ply in Ahmedabad's BRTS corridor. These electric buses will be deployed under the OPEX model and Tata Motors will be setting up the required infrastructure including fast charging and support system as well.
Speaking on the contract, Girish Wagh, President, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors, said, "We are delighted to have won the largest tender of e Buses in the country. Tata Motors has been playing a proactive role in the electrification drive, with the development of electric traction system for hybrid as well as pure electric vehicles."
SOURCE: ET
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