From fabrication and robotic welding to digital assembly and end-of-line testing, Godrej’s Khalapur facility reveals how a forklift takes shape, writes Upendra Kasbekar. A finished forklift looks deceptively simple. Four wheels, a mast, forks, an operator station and a counterweight make up the machine that most users see. But behind that familiar form is a manufacturing journey involving steel, fabrication,[Read More…]
A landmark 150 Volvo 9600 coach order points to a bold strategy at Vijayanand Travels, writes Niharika Singh. India’s private intercity bus segment is entering a phase where fleet scale is increasingly being accompanied by greater attention to vehicle technology, operating economics and passenger oriented design. Against this backdrop, Vijayanand Travels Pvt.Ltd. (VTPL) has placed an order for 150 Volvo[Read More…]
Olectra has spent almost a decade proving that electric buses can work in India. Under Mahesh Babu, the next challenge is to sustain that momentum, industrialise the learning and prepare the ground for the next tipping point, writes Ashish Bhatia. India’s electric bus story and the intense competition are being discussed on the global stage. The most visible evidence is[Read More…]
India’s intercity bus are being re-imagined for optimal utilisation and higher per seat realization, writes Upendra Kasbekar. For a frequent female traveller, however, flexibility begins much before the vehicle reaches the highway. It begins with the choice of where and with whom she sits. Travelling on the Mumbai–Pune route, frequent traveller Jaya Diwaker availed the gender-seating option on a Vijayanand[Read More…]
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