JBM strengthens leadership in zero-emission buses

JBM Ecolife Pvt. Ltd., a leading Indian electric bus manufacturer and part of JBM Auto, has further strengthened its national electric mobility footprint with new deployments across key Indian cities. With these launches, JBM now has over 3,000 electric buses running in India, advancing the country’s transition to clean, sustainable public transport.

In New Delhi, Chief Minister, Smt. Rekha Gupta inaugurated 103 JBM Ecolife, 9-metre low-floor air-conditioned electric buses post which they were inducted into the city’s public transport fleet. With this rollout, JBM’s electric bus fleet in Delhi is now close to 1,000 buses, reinforcing the capital’s shift towards zero-emission urban mobility.

Separately, under the Government of India’s PM e-Bus Sewa scheme, JBM Ecolife has signed a strategic agreement with the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) to supply 100 electric buses. In the first phase, 40 electric buses will be supplied by the end of FY25–26, with the rollout set to take JBM’s operational fleet in Gujarat to close to 500 electric buses. Under this partnership, JBM Ecolife will deliver fully air-conditioned, 25-seater intra-city electric buses equipped with CCTV cameras, automatic doors and accessibility features for senior citizens and differently abled passengers. These environment-friendly buses will operate across designated routes to improve last-mile connectivity and reduce carbon emissions, supported by a modern depot and charging infrastructure being developed for seamless operations.

“This multi-city expansion demonstrates our unwavering focus on building a robust, green mobility ecosystem across India through innovation, quality and smart infrastructure,” said Nishant Arya, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JBM Auto Ltd. “From Delhi to Gandhinagar and many other cities, our solutions are helping public transport operators deliver safe, comfortable and sustainable mobility to millions of citizens every day.”

Over the last five years, JBM electric buses have clocked more than 300 million electric kilometres, served over 1 billion passengers and saved over 1 billion kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. These buses are manufactured at JBM’s integrated state-of-the-art facility, one of the largest electric bus manufacturing plants in the world (outside China), with an annual capacity of 20,000 electric buses, underscoring the company’s commitment to India’s net-zero vision by 2070.