Bengal transport department to get 1,180 e-buses; signs MoU with Tata Motors
India Today
The process of handing over 1,180 e-buses will kick off in Kolkata on Wednesday with the Bengal transport department signing a memorandum of understanding with Tata Motors Ltd for the operation and maintenance of these buses under the Opex model.
The process of handing over 1,180 e-buses will kick off in Kolkata on Wednesday with the Bengal transport department signing a memorandum of understanding with Tata Motors Ltd for the operation and maintenance of these buses under the Opex model.
Under Opex, the buses will be operated and maintained by the manufacturer. The state will pay a per km rate.
Opex model for electric bus operation in the city, under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles (FAME II) scheme, has already been introduced in Kolkata with operation of 50 buses by private operator.
Of these, 400 e-buses are expected to be on road by end of 2022 and the rest 800 buses by 2023.
There will be 150 AC buses of 12-m length and 250 non-AC buses under this current scheme.
Moreover, there will be 350 AC buses of 9m and 400 non-AC buses of 9m length across the city routes.
