JBM Electric Vehicles (JBM EV) launched its all-electric city bus - Ecolife e12 at the Singapore Urban Mobility Week (SUMW) 2026. The bus was launched by Dr. Shilpak Ambule, High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore and Nishant Arya, Chairman, JBM Electric Vehicles. JBM Electric Vehicles is the flagship company of the $4.0 billion JBM Group.
The ECOLIFE citybus comes with a light weight monocoque full aluminium body structure and equipped with state-of-the-art features including Intelligent Transport System as per all Singapore regulations, advanced telematics giving 24x7 access to vehicle’s state of health amongst host of other features.
JBM ECOLIFE is equipped with the Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) technology that assists the driver detect obstacles and checks driver errors for utmost safe transit. A host of other additional safety features include, Forward vehicle collision warning systems (FVCWS), Lane Departure Warning System, Pedestrian and cyclist collision warning (MOIS), Blind spot detection, protection of vehicle against cyber-attack, driver drowsiness, attention warning and advance driver distraction warning and Fire detection & suppression system FDSS, 360 degrees camera, etc.
In a strategic move to strengthen its operations, JBM EV has established its APAC headquarters in Singapore. This hub will serve as the company’s central base for marketing & sales, aftersales, operations and partnerships across the APAC region.
JBM Electric Vehicles brings to the table a robust orderbook of 10,000 electric buses to be deployed over next 2 years across the globe. The company has set up one of the world's largest dedicated integrated electric bus manufacturing facility, located in India, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 electric buses. With over 4,000+ electric buses on road across various geographies, JBM electric buses have clocked 500+ million e-kms having catered to over 1.5 billion passengers and having saved 650+ billion kgs CO2 emissions till date.