Automobile giant, Tata Motors signed an agreement with the Assam State Transport Corporation to run 9m e-buses that can carry 26-34 passengers.
The company has begun a pilot-run of its 9-meter electric bus in Assam, claimed that it’s become the first automaker to get Arai and homologation certifications for its 9-m and 12-m electric buses.
The trial-run will last for seven days, the company said in a statement. The company has already completed trials for these buses in Shimla and Chandigarh where these buses ran for 165 km and 143 km on a single charge, respectively.
Tata Motors, which bagged a 350 units order from the EESL to supply e-cars earlier this month, is bullish about the electric vehicle project across the country. Welcoming the initiative of EESL last month, Tata Motors CEO and MD, Guenter Butschek had said, “Tata Motors is extremely proud to partner with the Government of India in its journey to facilitate faster adoption of electric vehicles and to build a sustainable India. Tata Motors has been collaboratively working to develop electric powertrain technology for its selected products. EESL tender provided us the opportunity to participate in boosting e-mobility in the country, at the same time accelerate our efforts to offer full range of electric vehicles to the Indian consumers.”
