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Tag Archives: Electric Buses

E-buses for Jammu Smart City

Improving air quality and reducing carbon footprint, improving mass mobility, increased safety and sustainability were some of the key factors that prompted Jammu Smart City Ltd to procure and take delivery of state-of-the-art Ultra EV air-conditioned buses from Tata Motors recently. The emission-free electric buses feature advanced amenities and their design focused on safety, comfort and convenience, offering local residents ...

EV-ready highways on GQ

As part of the proposed Vision 2030: PM Public Transport Sewa, the government is working on building electric vehicle-ready highways on the Golden Quadrilateral. It would be a major effort towards reducing fuel consumption and vehicular emissions through electrification of intercity public transport over the next seven years. E-highways would be powered with green energy-enabled charging infrastructure. The Ministry of ...

Planning Charging Infrastructure and Electric Bus Operations

The state-owned Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), supported by WRI India, has accelerated the adoption of electric buses under phase-1 of the National Electric Bus Program with a tender for 6,465 electric buses across six States/Union Territories. As the number of e-buses increases, it is vital to understand the dynamics around range (total kilometers an e-bus can run on a ...

Smart City Experiences Challenges, Benefits and Future Settings

T Krishna Prasad, Director General of Police and Chairman – Road Safety Authority, Government of Telangana, kicked off the session with his thoughts on the importance of mobility in Smart Cities by first defining what a Smart City is. According to him, there is no single definition, but to put it simply, if the citizens are happy, comfortable and convenienced, ...

Pune to get live traffic updates on VMD

Pune citizens will now get live updates on traffic in their areas through variable messaging display. The Pune Smart City Development Corporation has signed an MoU with Dutch private navigation technology company TomTom to develop a proof of concept. The pilot project will collect information about traffic congestion, road closures and travel time to feed live updates. PSCDCL is also ...

Contactless charging for Electric Buses

A new technology for charging electric buses has been introduced in Europe by Conductix-Wampfler. Called Opportunity Charging, this economical option helps in contactless charging of electric buses where the driver needn’t leave the bus for recharging. The technology also helps in doing away with the staff having to undergo training in electrical engineering. For local public transport in particular, the ...