Chennai. Electric vehicle (EV) and technology company EKA Mobility on Wednesday said it has received a letter of allotment (LoA) from Converges Energy to procure, operate and maintain 310 electric buses on an all-cost contract. Services Limited has recently floated a tender for 6,465 electric buses. The tender was floated by state-owned Converge Energy Services Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the National E-Bus Program Phase 1.
According to EKA, the e-buses will be deployed by the Transport Department Haryana, Transport Department, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation for intra-city operations as part of the government’s efforts to provide a clean, sustainable and efficient transport option.
With this order, EKA Mobility’s order book has grown significantly, with over 500 electric buses and over 5,000 electric light commercial vehicle orders in the pipeline.
Speaking on the occasion Sudhir Mehta, Founder and President, EKA said: “We are thrilled to be selected by several State Transport Authorities to operate electric buses as part of the National E-Bus Program Phase 1. This order is a testament to .For the fact that design and manufacture in India is now a reality and a viable option to replace Chinese products coming in the market.With EKA we are confident of creating an ecosystem for sustainable transportation , that is efficient, reliable and profitable.”
EKA Mobility has also developed a nine-metre city bus on a hydrogen fuel cell platform. Going forward, the company plans to introduce multiple variants of electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses along with the e-lite commercial vehicle range.(IANS)
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