Archive for February, 2016

Optare electric bus range doubled to 200 miles

Optare has announced an increase in the range of its MetroCity and Solo EVs to 200 miles. The company claims to have achieved this without increasing the net weight, and without intrusion into passenger space. An Ashok Leyland arm, Optare, according to Alastair Munro, Engineering Director, accomplished this feat with the support of their counterparts at Ashok Leyland. Terming the[Read More…]

by February 5, 2016 News

Kinetic forays into green mobility with an electric auto-rickshaw

Kinetic has forayed into the area of green mobility by launching an electric auto-rickshaw called the Safar. The battery operated auto-rickshaw is positioned as an eco-friendly, and a social innovation to promote pollution free and an affordable mode of public transport. The design of the Safar was approved by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), and complies with the[Read More…]

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Tata Motors bags an additional Rs. 350 crore order for high mobility military trucks

  Tata Motors is said to have bagged an additional order valued at close to Rs. 350 crore for high mobility military trucks. With this, the total order is estimated to be valued at Rs. 1300 crore, making Tata Motors the recipient of the largest single contract awarded to an Indian manufacturer by the Indian Army. The order for high[Read More…]

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Quenter Butschek is appointed CEO of Tata Motors

Tata Motors has appointed Guenter Butschek as the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director effective February 15, 2016. Butschek will lead all operations of Tata Motors in India and in international markets including South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and South Africa except Jaguar Land Rover, which would continue to be managed by its Chief Executive Officer and Director, Dr Ralf Speth.[Read More…]

by February 5, 2016 News