Articles by: Ashish Bhatia

Revolo for buses wins an award

Revolo for buses wins an award

KPIT Technologies’ Revolo for buses has won the ‘Promising Transport Innovation Award’ at the International Transport Forum (ITF) 2016 Summit in Leipzig, Germany. Revolo enables clean urban mobility, and is a versatile system designed to work across different bus formats. The key components of the system are lithium ion batteries, electric motors, a power transmission unit and smart electronic control[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News

Continental focuses on sustainability

German supplier Continental is focusing on sustainability through a mobility concept that is safer, cleaner and connected. Catering to the needs of many commercial vehicle manufacturers the world over, the company, according to Dr. Elmar Degenhart, Continental’s chairman of the Executive Board, is looking at efficient, intelligent, and sustainable mobility solutions. With an eye on clean air and lower emissions,[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News

Draft notification necessitates safety tech?

The ministry of road transport and highways is claimed to have issued a draft notification on the need to have buses and vans installed with safety technologies. These would include installations like a vehicle tracking device, an alert button and CCTV cameras on board. The draft notification is said to have clarified that buses with a carrying capacity of more[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News
Hey Didi turns to taxi services

Hey Didi turns to taxi services

Restricted to serving ecommerce company needs as a last mile delivery expert, Mumbai-based Hey Didi is said to be looking at entering the taxi services market. The startup, which has 10 women drivers on scooters, is plannig to have 5,000 women scooter drivers by the end of this calender year. The plans of the company to enter two-wheeler taxi services[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News