JBM to partner with Jindal in manufacturing lightweight stainless steel electric buses
By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd - 13th June 2024
India - Delhi – Integral bus builder, JBM Auto Ltd (JBM) of Gurugram, near Delhi, has entered a strategic partnership with Jindal Stainless Steelway Ltd (JSSL) also of Delhi (part of Jindal Stainless Steel Ltd), a stainless-steel manufacturer, to collaborate on production of more than 500 energy-efficient and lightweight stainless steel electric buses.
JSSL will supply JT Tubes, crafted from low-carbon, chromium-manganese austenitic stainless steel, to JBM Auto. The companies state that this material, also known as N7 as per the Bureau of Indian Standards specification 6911, boasts three times the strength of the carbon steel currently utilized in bus fabrication.