Güliz Şengör, Marketing Communications Manager at Karsan told T&BB: “We are planning to introduce our e-ATA Class II version to the market in 2025, derived from our existing 12-metre e-ATA Class I model.”

The 12-metre low-entry Ikarus 120e has an 86-passenger capacity in a 3-door configuration. The 314 kWh LFP battery pack allows for a range of up to 350km (217 miles) on a single charge.

The Tata Daewoo company was founded in 1995 as Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company Ltd and was acquired by India’s Tata Motors Ltd in 2004.

The orders comprise 31, GX 337 H2 LINIUM BRT hydrogen fuel cell buses and 20, GX 437 ELEC LINIUM BRT battery electric buses.

The order includes 150 high-end electric luxury intercity coaches and 50 e-buses.

Daimler plans on delivering another 50 of these e-trucks before the end of the year, with the majority heading to European dealerships as demonstrator models.

Ashok Leyland to supply the electric trucks as part of a full eMaaS package with infrastructure partner BillionElectric.

These funds are to be used for supplying and operating electric buses under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model in multiple states across India in a phased manner.

Prawaas 4.0 is an event organized by the Bus and Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI), held on August 29-31, 2024 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). Below we report on the new vehicles launched at the show with a mix of drivelines including clean diesel, natural gas and battery electric.

Perrone will supply four Ford ‘E-Transit’ vans, which will be converted to carry passengers and retrofitted with its ‘TONY AV’ kit, allowing them to drive autonomously.

The Slovak company unveiled the tractor unit at a press event – a Ford F-Max truck retrofitted with a range-extended electric powertrain and dubbed ‘M&I RH120R’.

Switch Mobility will supply these buses and all the necessary charging infrastructure to OHM, which will then operate them on designated routes under a gross cost contract (GCC).