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The UK’s first fully electric, full-size single decker autonomous bus service is now operating between Didcot Parkway train station and Milton Park

Electric Light Commercial Vehicles: The IeV Series are Indias first electric commercial vehicles in their category, offering efficient and eco-friendly solutions for the last-mile transportation needs. The SWITCH IeV Series presents an attractive value proposition for MSMEs, cottage industries, and e-commerce in India, boasting of an exceptionally low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) along with a commitment to high uptime, the company said.

Ashok Leyland plans to create products including hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen-powered trucks, electric trucks, and vehicles running on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas. It will also invest in developing a sub-two-tonne commercial vehicle category.

The Bengaluru-Chennai express highway is expected to be launched by the end of this year or January 2024, according to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. This highway will significantly reduce travel time between the two cities to just two hours. In addition, Chennai will soon be connected to Delhi through an access-controlled highway project.

I reviewed the progress of National Highways projects in Chennai today. The Bengaluru-Chennai express highway will start by this year-end or January 2024. So, you can launch luxury buses and sleeper coaches in this sector, the minister said

As far as order books are concerned, JBM Auto currently leads with 5,000 electric bus orders both from state transport undertakings and private entities. Tata Motors’ order book stands at 2,600 e-buses; it has delivered over 900. PMI, which has delivered 1,200 e-buses across the country, is sitting on an order book of about 2,500 e-buses. Switch has over 1,000 orders in hand, and EKA Mobility & Pinnacle has about 500.

As far as order books are concerned, JBM Auto currently leads with 5,000 electric bus orders both from state transport undertakings and private entities. Tata Motors order book stands at 2,600 e-buses; it has delivered over 900. PMI, which has delivered 1,200 e-buses across the country, is sitting on an order book of about 2,500 e-buses. Switch has over 1,000 orders in hand, and EKA Mobility & Pinnacle has about 500.

If the actual colour of any vehicle is different from that mentioned in the RTO record or the nationwide `Vahan' online database, it is considered an "alteration in vehicle", and a court can impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on the vehicle owner

Mumbai Double Decker Bus: “This is the last chance for the firm to hurry up and provide the prototype of the bus, else we will not take this contract any further and initiate stringent action,” he warned. Sources said “permanent blacklisting” will make it difficult for the private firm to seek contracts in other bus undertakings across the country. The wet lease twin-deck buses will come for a cheaper lease rent of Rs 56 per km — one of the lowest rates in the count...

The government may consider export incentives for electric bus manufacturers as it aims to incentivize the procurement of electric buses.