The order is part of the 255 e-buses that will be supplied to six State Transport Undertakings (STUs) in the country.
Tata Motors has commenced the supply of 40 electric buses to the Lucknow City Transport Services Ltd. (LCTSL). The automaker will be supplying the Ultra 9m AC electric buses to the city in a phased manner over the next four months.
The order is part of the 255 e-buses that will be supplied to six State Transport Undertakings (STUs) in the country. The first Ultra 9/9m AC Electric bus was flagged off in Lucknow by Urban Development Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna. The e-buses have been developed indigenously by the company and are built on an all-new modular platform that was developed in a period of less than a year.
Speaking on the occasion, Rohit Srivastava, Product Line Head – Passenger Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors, said that the company has always been at the forefront of the e-mobility evolution and this order is a testament of their best-in-class solution tailored for the bus segment in India.
He further informed that Tata Motors is determined to develop alternate fuel technologies and create more energy efficient vehicles supporting government’s efforts for promoting electric vehicles in the country.
All you need to know
The Tata Ultra 9m AC electric buses are manufactured at Tata and Tata Marcopolo Dharwad plants. The Ultra 9m AC e-bus uses lithium-ion batteries that have been placed on the rooftop to prevent breakdown due to waterlogging. The company says the batteries are liquid-cooled to maintain the temperature within an optimum range and ensure longer life along with better performance in tropical conditions.
The critical electrical traction components have been sourced from suppliers in the US, Germany and China. Moreover, the buses have been tested and validated by the company across multiple states including Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Assam and Maharashtra to establish performance in diverse terrains.
Tata Motors will be supplying e-buses to WBTC (West Bengal), LCTSL (Lucknow), AICTSL (Indore), ASTC (Guwahati), J&KSRTC (Jammu) and JCTSL (Jaipur). The manufacturer has also said that it would be developing electric mini-buses in the near future.
