Pinnacle Mobility Solutions has unveiled the EKA E9, its first 9-metre all-electric bus, marking the company’s entry into the electric vehicle market. 

The camshaft manufacturer is developing electrification kits tailored towards retrofitting vehicles in India’s sub-three tonne segment, built at a plant either in Pune or Solapur.

Pinnacle Mobility, a new entrant in EV manufacturing, is investing up to USD261.5m to make 9m and 12m electric buses and electric mini-trucks to cater to the booming last-mile mobility space.

WABCO India, a part of ZF Group’s former Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Division has been officially renamed as ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd (ZF CVCS India), after ZF’s acquisition of WABCO in May 2020.

The tyre manufacturer has inaugurated its Mobility Solutions Institute in Pune for employees, dealers, and partners to enhance their knowledge on tyre technology and related mobility solutions, using Augmented and Virtual Reality programs.

The tyre manufacturer has announced it plans to spend about USD70m in FY2023 to expand its truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre manufacturing operations and to increase operational efficiencies at its plants across India.

EV charging start-up Tecso ChargeZone has announced that, through its partnership with various state departments, it has installed a network of over 125 DC fast-chargers for city buses and other public transport services in cities such as Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Patna, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Varanasi, among others.

Mahindra has announced a partnership with energy distribution start-up Repos Energy to supply its Furio medium-duty (11-14 ton) range of trucks for doorstep fuel delivery services fitted with Repos Mobile petrol pumps.

Ashok Leyland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with retailer Mahindra First Choice Wheels to offer a service to customers for facilitating an exchange, proper disposal of old commercial vehicles and assistance with purchase of a new vehicle - in anticipation of the offical scrappage policy of old vehicles entering into effect in FY 2023.

The Ministry of Road Trnasport and Highways (MORTH) has mandated that, from 1 April 2023, vehicle road-worthiness (fitness) certificates shall be released only through an ‘Automated Testing Station’ registered in accordance with the Rule 175 for recognition, regulation, and control.

The EV components supplier has formed a strategic partnership with Enedym to develop magnet-less next-generation switched reluctance motors (SRM), electric propulsion, and electrified powertrains for the Indian market - with the aim of beginning series production in 2023.

Daimler India has entered a partnership with CERO, a scrappage and steel recycling joint venture with facilities to help operators to ‘recycle’ their older vehicles as a part of the purchasing process of new BharatBenz vehicles.