Mumbai to get 40 Volvo-Eicher electric buses

Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) will supply 40 electric buses to Mumbai as part of a government order announced back in December 2017.

The Skyline Pro E electric bus, which was launched in February 2018, uses Revolo - an electrification technology developed by KPIT Technologies. The system is claimed to regenerate 36% energy resulting in a consumption of just 0.8 units per km. The maximum range on a single charge with air-conditioning on is claimed to be 177 km. The new electric bus will be built at VECV's Pithampur plant in Madya Pradesh.

Earlier, the government had announced that it would provide a Rs. 437 crore subsidy to 11 cities for launching electric buses, taxis and 3-wheelers. In addition to Mumbai, the government will provide a subsidy for 40 electric buses each to eight other cities. These include Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Indore and Kolkata.

Source: Economic Times