The company aims to achieve a lifecycle reduction of 20% in CO2 emissions by using mostly recyclable materials which will be easier to assemble and disassemble.

IAV and MIT will compare and evaluate electric and alternative fuel-based drivelines in a project which will run until Spring 2022.

The Department of Transport promises to offer incentives to purchase zero-emission trucks, but it will also promote shifting freight from roads to rail and inland waterways.

The nine-month study will test trucks charged while in motion by roof-mounted pantographs attached to overhead cables, a technology contributed by Siemens Mobility.

The money will be awarded to fund the purhcase of fully- and hybrid-electric vehicles and the installation of requisite charging/fuelling infrastructure.

The financial service, covering the Wrightbus range of electric vehicles, will provide leasing packages including charging infrastructure and maintenance as part of a turnkey e-mobility solution.

Tata Motors supplied 50 Tata/Marcopolo-bodied CNG buses to the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, which marked the first time the state has taken buses powered using natural gas. 

VECV has launched the Eicher Skyline Ambulance, which is powered by a 75kW engine and provides enhanced patient and river safety and comfort.

Daimler India has introduced a range of additional equipment in its BharatBenz fleet to help prevent the spread of infection, including UV Filter air circulation kit, hands-free doors, sanitisers, and temperature sensors.

West Bengal Transport Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bengal Gas Co to set up CNG re-fuelling stations for the operation of a fleet of buses converted from diesel to CNG.

VECV has delivered 50 units of its 24-seat Eicher CNG AC buses to transport operator, PMPML, the first time the joint venture has delivered gas buses to the city of Pune.

JBM Auto has delivered the first 50 JBM Eco-Life electric buses to Ahmedabad, along with charging infrastructure, under the Bus Rapid Transit System scheme by Ahmedabad Janmarg, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.