>> [image: simplezoom-img] >> >> >> HIGHLIGHTS >> >> - The buses with alternate fuels are all produced in India >> - The fuel cell produces electricity to power the electric motor >> - The Hybrid buses will soon be seen in Mumbai >> >> Tata Motors launched the future of mass public transportation at its Pune >> facility and took another step in the direction of green technology and >> mobility solutions. The company launched the Starbus Electric 9m, Starbus >> Electric 12m and the Starbus Hybrid 12m range of buses which are designed, >> developed, powered by alternate fuels and made in India. The company says >> will be a good for smart cities. The company also showcased the country's >> first Fuel Cell bus (12m), LNG Powered bus (12m), and an 18m Articulated >> bus. >> The Hydrogen Powered Starbus Fuel Cell bus is a zero-emission mass >> transport solution, for inter-city commute and has been developed in >> partnership with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). Combining >> hydrogen gas and oxygen, the fuel cell produces electricity to power the >> electric motor, with water and heat as a byproduct. This is the first time >> an Indian manufacturer has ventured in this direction. As far as Electric >> buses are concerned, Tata Motors finds a rival in the form of Ashok Leyland >> who recently revealed the Circuit series of all-electric buses >> <http://auto.ndtv.com/news/ashok-leyland-circuit-series-launched-first-electric-bus-made-in-india-1475198> >> which >> was in fact India's first of its kind. >> [image: tata motors bus] >> Starbus Articulated Bus >> The company has already extensively tested the CNG hybrid buses across >> the country in cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Surat and we first saw >> them in New Delhi during the 2010 Commonwealth games. >> It was just last year that the company signed a contract for the single >> largest order for Hybrid Electric vehicle technology, with the Mumbai >> Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), to supply 25 units of >> the Starbus Diesel Hybrid electric bus with Full Low floor configuration. >> These buses will be delivered in the first quarter of FY2017-18 and will >> connect Sion, Bandra & Kurla to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). >> [image: tata motors bus] >> Starbus Hybrid Bus >> Ravindra Pisharody, Executive Director - Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors >> said, "We have consistently been developing and manufacturing products that >> can contribute to CO2 reductions across all road transport segments and >> with early investments in new technologies, we are geared up to further >> strengthen our market leadership. With our new range of Future ready buses, >> we will continue to play an active role in mass public transportation, with >> a commitment towards striking the right balance between sustainable growth >> and profitability." >> >>
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