BMTC offers Tata Motors a contract for 921 e-buses

18 Aug 2022 , 02:33 PM

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation has placed an order with Tata Motors for 921 electric buses, the company stated on Thursday (BMTC). In a statement released by the firm on Thursday, Tata Starbus was described as “an indigenously produced vehicle with excellent design and best-in-class features designed for sustainable and comfortable travel.”

According to BMTC Managing Director G Sathyavathi, “This directive is crucial for Bengaluru’s expanding requirement for clean, sustainable urban mass mobility. Mahua Acharya, MD and CEO of CESL, highlighted that the BMTC has ordered electric buses through CESL’s “Grand Challenge.” According to Tata Motors, in the last 30 days alone, it has already secured orders for 1,500 electric buses from the Delhi Transport Corporation and 1,180 from the West Bengal Transport Corporation.