Tata Motors signed a contract with Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for 25 Tata Starbus Diesel Series Hybrid Electric Bus with Full Low floor configuration.
signed a contract with Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for 25 Tata Starbus Diesel Series Hybrid Electric Bus with Full Low floor configuration. This is the single largest order for Tata hybrid buses.
The company claims their hybrid technology offers lowest cost of ownership, with improved fuel savings of the order of 25-30%, reduction in emissions in comparison to conventional buses & runs on pure electric mode, for around 30-35% of the total travel distance. These buses are fitted with BSIV compliant engine & energy storage through advanced Lithium-Ion Nano-Phosphate Batteries. These buses use regenerative braking to store energy generated from the deployment of brakes. The bus has a maximum speed of 70 kms per hour.
The buses are extremely convenient with pneumatically operated in-swing and out-swing flat doors and a low floor height at 400mm, with a full electronic suspension system and automatic level control, allows the bus to kneel at 340 mm. It gets a 31+1 cushioned seating capability and a full low floor across the passenger area, with Wi-Fi on board, USB charging ports and to add to it, an automatic fare collection system.
A fleet of 10 such Tata Hybrid buses are already in operation in city of Madrid, Spain and together have covered more than 1 million km.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Ravi Pisharody, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit ,Tata Motors Ltd. said , “At Tata Motors we continue to play an active role in supporting millions of commuters every day, with a range of product solutions across segments and the Tata Starbus Hybrid Electric Bus is one of them. With this indigenously developed city bus, we are extremely pleased to partner MMRDA for 25 such buses, for a shared vision of sustainable cost-efficient transport solutions. With electric mobility as a solution for the future, we are fully geared to cater to the huge potential arising for these technologies, right here in India.”
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