Hyderabad-based Olectra Greentech Ltd. has secured a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 1,085 electrical buses from the Telangana State Street Transport Company (TGSRTC) below the CESL-led PM E-DRIVE initiative, marking one of many largest single orders aimed toward accelerating electrical public transport adoption in Indian cities.
The buses can be deployed in Hyderabad by Evey Trans Pvt. Ltd., strengthening town’s clear and sustainable public transport ecosystem.
Olectra, India’s largest electrical business car producer, stated the order reinforces its management within the electrical bus section. The corporate has deployed over 3,600 electrical autos throughout the nation and has an order e-book exceeding 10,000 autos. It has additionally clocked greater than 500 million inexperienced kilometres, underscoring its operational scale and expertise.
Mahesh Babu, Managing Director, Olectra Greentech Ltd, stated, “This can be a defining second for the Olectra household and a big milestone in our journey of powering India’s electrical mobility transformation. Our continued dedication to the Make in India imaginative and prescient and to constructing world-class electrical buses has obtained robust reinforcement by this prestigious order below the PM E-DRIVE programme. We’re proud to carry our superior, dependable, and indigenously developed electrical mobility options to Telangana. Hyderabad is not only our house state, however a metropolis that represents innovation and progress. We stay up for working carefully with TGSRTC to ship environment friendly, snug, and sustainable public transportation that meets the evolving expectations of residents whereas contributing meaningfully to India’s clear vitality and net-zero ambitions.”
The 12-metre low-floor buses can be supplied in each air-conditioned and non-AC variants. Designed and engineered for Indian highway situations and high-frequency city operations, every bus will characteristic superior entrance and rear air suspension programs to reinforce trip consolation and security.
Powered by high-capacity lithium-ion battery packs, the buses will supply a variety of over 250 km per cost and assist alternative charging in round 45 minutes to make sure operational effectivity. Devoted wheelchair lodging will even be built-in to advertise inclusive mobility.
Olectra, a part of the MEIL Group, designs and manufactures electrical buses and tippers from its Hyderabad base and continues to place itself on the forefront of India’s zero-emission transport transition.
