JBM Solaris Electric Vehicles (P) Ltd, a JV between India’s leading automotive company, JBM Auto Ltd. and Europe’s e-mobility major, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., launched its 100% Electric Bus series Eco-Life at the Auto Expo 2018. The bus was launched by S.K. Arya, Chairman, JBM Group; Nishant Arya, Executive Director, JBM Group; Solange Olszewska, CEO, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. and Dariusz Michalak, Deputy CEO, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A.
Eco-Life, a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV), will save around 959 equivalent tons of carbon dioxide and 350,000 litres of diesel over 10 years of operation. This is a huge evolution from how public transportation operates in India. ECO-LIFE, powered by fast charging lithium batteries, can run 150-200 kms in 10-15 hours of city bus operation, depending on the city’s traffic conditions. The lithium batteries are chargeable through pantograph as well as plug-in charging system. Offering a completely flexible solution, the electric bus technology is adaptable to the city bus operation depending on demographic and geographic conditions.
JBM Solaris ECO-LIFE electric buses come in as a just in time solution addressing the growing environmental concerns in our country. JBM’s focus is to be a one-stop solution provider in the Electric Vehicles segment by providing a complete ecosystem solution for E-mobility i.e. Electric Bus, Battery Technology, Charging Infrastructure and Operating Pattern. By way of its in-house R&D centres, JBM Solaris offers an entire range of activities right from design, development, engineering, prototyping to testing and validation.
Source: JBM
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