{"id":5824,"date":"2022-05-22T17:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T11:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=5824"},"modified":"2022-05-22T17:06:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T11:36:50","slug":"greencell-mobility-to-deploy-first-intercity-e-bus-for-msrtc-on-1st-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=5824","title":{"rendered":"<strong>GreenCell Mobility to deploy first intercity e-bus for MSRTC on 1st June<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>50 buses will be deployed soon on four Intercity routes under MSRTC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>3,743 tons of CO2 zero tailpipe emissions avoided over lifetime of these buses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pune (P&amp;V News Service): Starting June 1<sup>st<\/sup>, \u00a0GreenCell Mobility, offering electric mobility as service platform, would run the first intercity e-bus for Maharashtra Regional State Transport (MSRTC) from the city. Marking the commemoration day of MSRTC\u2019s foundation, the bus would be running on the Pune- Ahmednagar route. These electric buses, dubbed \u2018Shivai\u2019 will be introduced across the state in stages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GreenCell Mobility would be deploying 50 such electric buses for intercity travel across Maharashtra for MSRTC in the cities of Pune, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Nasik and Solapur soon. Ashok Agarwal, MD&amp; CEO, GreenCell Mobility, on the occasion said,\u201d With these e-bus the aim is to promote green and sustainable public transport in the state. We are very happy to partner MSRTC in this effort and look forward to providing passengers with a comfortable, safer, and greener way of travel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GreenCell Mobility will create \u2018green routes\u2019 with Twelve-meter buses in the state; over time 10 buses will ply between Pune and Aurangabad as an extension of the Pune- Ahmednagar route; while 12 buses will run on the Pune \u2013 Kolhapur route; 18 buses will operate between Pune \u2013 Nasik and 10 buses between Pune- Solapur. These buses will be able to run 250 km in single charge and will be fitted with Li-ion battery with fast charging capability (90-120 minutes). These will be Standard Luxury coaches\u2019 suitable for local transport and will have an air-conditioned cabin. A total of 3,743 tons of CO2 zero tailpipe emissions would be avoided over lifetime of these buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electric bus adoption has gained traction in India and multiple cities with state governments having embarked on the journey of electrifying their bus-based transport system. This has been further accelerated by the Government of India\u2019s Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME) Phase \u2013 II scheme.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50 buses will be deployed soon on four Intercity routes under MSRTC \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03,743 tons of CO2 zero tailpipe emissions avoided over lifetime of these buses Pune (P&amp;V News Service): Starting June 1st, \u00a0GreenCell Mobility, offering electric mobility as service platform, would run the first intercity e-bus for Maharashtra Regional State Transport (MSRTC) from the city. 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