Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has inducted BS IV emission compliant Volvo coaches. These include the 9400 multi-axle coaches with a length of 13.7 m and 14.5 m respectively. Powered by a 370 hp (for 13.7 m coach) and a 410 hp (for 14.5 m coach) 11-litre engine, the 9400 coaches are claimed to offer superior performance and fuel[Read More…]

FAG Bearings, a Schaeffler Group company, is optimistic about growth in India. There is a rider though, that the key initiatives to implement operational excellence are accelerated, and executed such that it helps to build a long term competitive advantage. In line with its strategic concept, ‘Mobility for Tomorrow’, the company continues to focus on four areas – eco-friendly drivers,[Read More…]

The union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, in his address at an educational institution at Pune recently, is known to have announced that electric buses, cars and two wheelers will gain more visibility next year onwards. This would also apply to ethanol and other bio-fuel buses. Gadkari is said to have reasoned that seven-lakh crore litre of[Read More…]

Pune Smart City Development Corporation (PSCDCL) has come up with an idea to introduce electrical buses in the city under the go-green initiative, claim industry sources. The civic body, under the Pune Mahananagar Parivahan Mahamandal (PMPML), is looking at procuring three electrical buses for month-long trial. The three buses were chosen such that out of the 11 companies that showed[Read More…]