E-buses expected to account for 11-13 pc of new bus sales by FY25: Report"ICRA foresees electric buses (e-buses) to be at the forefront of India's electrification drive, with the segment expected to witness healt...
27 Nov, 2023, 01.55 PM IST
Proposing changes to make electric buses more viable: GadkariThe centre is evaluating options to make electric buses lucrative for bus makers and state transport utilities (STUs) said Minister for Roa...
24 May, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
E-bus suppliers may get central support if states fail to pay up"There have been discussions around what can be done to mitigate risks faced by suppliers," a government official said, adding that new str...
17 May, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
Automakers steer clear of Rs 5,000 crore tender for e-bus; cite concerns over payment, labourThe lack of a payment security mechanism is restricting participation from established Indian automakers in the country's Rs 5,000 crore-te...
21 Apr, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
Green option: Government tender for 3,500 electric powertrain vehicles soonConvergence Energy Services (CESL), the state-run company that handles the acquisition of EVs for central and state government departments,...
04 Oct, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
Government to replace up to 30,000 old buses in electrification driveAcharya said while this asset-light model has made it possible for ailing STUs to deploy affordably and at scale, challenges do remain rega...
20 Sep, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
Tata Motors bags 921 electric buses contract from Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport CorporationCESL MD and CEO Mahua Acharya, noted that the BMTC has placed its order for electric buses under the 'Grand Challenge of CESL'. Tata Motors...
18 Aug, 2022, 02.33 PM IST
Largest tender for 8,000 electric state buses on cards"We are looking at mobility as a service instead of outright procurement to enable STUs to swap their existing fleet with electric buses. T...
27 Jul, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
Govt has a Rs 80,000 cr plan to decarbonise public transport and cut emissionsCESL Managing Director Mahua Acharya said such tenders are beginning to look like infrastructure projects and local production of electric ...
20 Jul, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
Delhi govt buying e-buses at higher rate than price discovered in tenderThe Delhi government will be paying almost ₹61.15 a km for 330 buses against the lowest quote of ₹47.49 a km in a CESL tender floated in Ja...
08 Jul, 2022, 12.55 AM IST
Tata Motors sweeps Rs 5,000 cr e-bus government tenderThe buses will benefit from the central government subsidy offered under the remodeled FAME II scheme administered by the Ministry of Heavy...
27 Apr, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
CESL enlists 7 lenders for easier EV loansCESL has collaborated with the Delhi government and launched an online portal, 'My EV', to facilitate the registration and purchase of 4,20...
20 Apr, 2022, 09.19 AM IST
DTC Board approves deployment of 1,500 electric buses under CESL 'Grand Challenge'The DTC managing director has been directed by the Board to take up the matter of fund amounting to Rs 318.45 crore as subsidy for 579 buse...
05 Mar, 2022, 07.19 PM IST
CESL invites bids for 5,580 e-busesThe company floated a request for proposals for the nearly Rs 5,500 crore tender termed as 'Grand Challenge' -- a set of homogenized demand...
20 Jan, 2022, 04.28 PM IST
CESL launches biggest ever tender worth Rs 5,500 cr for 5,580 electric busesCESL intends to enhance its support to state governments in achieving their electric mobility targets as well as further build an infrastru...
20 Jan, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
CESL floats tender to procure 1 lakh electric three-wheelersA request for proposals has been issued inviting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide quotations for E3W under different use-...
06 Aug, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
JBM Renewables, CESL sign pact for setting up electric mobility ecosystem in IndiaUnder the scope of the MoU, signed for a period of 3 years, JBM Renewables and CESL will jointly undertake setting up of public charging in...
05 Jun, 2021, 10.01 PM IST