Tata scoops electric buses in Bangalore

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation sold 921 electric buses to Tata Motors. Convergence Energy Services Limited established a 12-year contract between the company and the Banglore metropolitan transport corporation. 

The Bangalore metropolitan transport corporation sold 921 electric buses to the company. Convergence energy services limited established a 12-year contract between Tata Motors and the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation. 

The need to reduce the world’s dependence on imported oil and the growing concerns over climate change have been the key drivers of the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) throughout the world. To keep pace with the global economy, various policy initiatives have been introduced by the Indian government since 2007 to give an impetus to the high-potential EV industry. Further, the government’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, as committed during the recently held COP26 summit, further presses the need to focus on EVs as the “future of mobility.”

Key highlights 

• 921 electric buses won in Bangalore.   
• 12-year operation and maintenance contract by CESL.
• Holds electric buses in more than one state.   

The biggest group in India has purchased 921 electric vehicles in one of the busiest cities in the country. Convergence energy services limited (CESL) prepared a 12-year-old contract between Tata Motors and Banglore metropolitan transport corporation. 

This contract includes the operation and maintenance of 12- metric electric buses in the city. The contract by convergence energy services limited expires in 12 years.