Tata Motors provides 400 EV Starbus to Delhi Transport Corporation
As a part of its larger order from DTC to supply, Tata Motors will maintain and operate 1,500 low-floor, air-conditioned electric buses for period of 12-years.
Mumbai-Tata Motors ltd., a commercial vehicle manufacturer, has provided 400 EV star bus to the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), through TML CV Mobility Solutions Ltd, as a part of its larger order from DTC to supply, maintain and operate 1,500 low-floor, air-conditioned electric buses for a period 12-years.
These zero-emission buses are locally constructed that are made to offer a convenient, safe, and safe intra-city commute within Delhi's National Capital Territory. With this deployment, Tata Motors reaches the important milestone of providing more than 1,000 e-buses around the nation.
The fleet of 400 e-buses was inducted and flagged off jointly by Shri. Vinai Kumar Saxena, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi, on 5th September 2023. Other dignitaries present on this occasion included Shri Kailash Gahlot, Minister of Law, Revenue, Transport, Women & Child Development, Information Technology and Administrative Reform, Government of Delhi, Shri Naresh Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Delhi, Shri Ashish Kundra, Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary (Transport) Government of Delhi and Ms. Shilpa Shinde, IAS, Managing Director, DTC.
Ms. Shilpa Shinde, IAS, Managing Director, DTC, said that, DTC is focused on giving productive, practical and dependable street transport administrations to the residents of Delhi. This expansion of 400 electric transports will make mass versatility more secure, more brilliant and greener across the Public Capital Domain. As well as giving prepared admittance, more solace and more prominent accommodation to suburbanites, these cutting edge transports will likewise contribute in our aggregate endeavors to further develop the city's air quality.
Mr. Asim Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Chairman, TML CV Mobility Solutions Limited, said that, DTC is focused on giving productive, practical and dependable street transport administrations to the residents of Delhi. This expansion of 400 electric transports will make mass versatility more secure, more brilliant and greener across the Public Capital Domain. As well as giving prepared admittance, more solace and more prominent accommodation to suburbanites, these cutting edge transports will likewise contribute in our aggregate endeavors to further develop the city's air quality.
With its full-electric drivetrain, this star vehicle optimises energy consumption, resulting in low energy usage and operational costs. It offers features like ease of boarding, comfortable seating and driver-friendly operations, while ensuring zero emissions.
Equipped with electronic stability control, electronic brake dissemination, air suspension, emergency signal among other high level highlights, it focuses on solace and wellbeing to its suburbanites. This electric bus embodies the commitment to cleaner public transport and is an ideal choice for urban passenger transportation needs.
